MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University

Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


SCY2102

Sociological theory and methodology

B Wearne

8 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Peninsula + Prerequisites: First-year SCY sequence or equivalent

Synopsis The subject presents some of the key theoretical perspectives and related methodological issues in sociology. These theoretical perspectives are studied through the work of particular theorists. An examination, in preliminary terms, of hermeneutics critical theory, the postmodernist debate, theory and research, and feminist theory.

Assessment Two essays (2500 words each): 40% each + Test (1 hour): 20%


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