Sociological Perspectives
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours
2021 teaching periods
Hawthorn
| Higher Ed. Semester 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
50 Credit Points
Corequisites
NilAims and objectives
To develop students’ knowledge of classical and contemporary sociological perspectives, and to explore the ways in which these support social research and policy.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Articulate the major theoretical perspectives employed in analysis of the social world, and in policy development.
2. Distinguish between the major theoretical perspectives and research methodologies employed by sociologists.
3. Compare and contrast major theoretical perspectives as applied to the social world.
4. Relate the major theoretical perspectives to issues of power, identity, truth, agency, social structures, social change
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Articulate the major theoretical perspectives employed in analysis of the social world, and in policy development.
2. Distinguish between the major theoretical perspectives and research methodologies employed by sociologists.
3. Compare and contrast major theoretical perspectives as applied to the social world.
4. Relate the major theoretical perspectives to issues of power, identity, truth, agency, social structures, social change
Courses with unit
BA-ARTS3 Bachelor of Arts
BA-ARTSPROF Bachelor of Arts Professional
BB-ARTBUS1 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business
BB-ARTSC Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
BB-EDSART Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Arts
BB-LAWART Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts
BA-ARTSPROF Bachelor of Arts Professional
BB-ARTBUS1 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business
BB-ARTSC Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
BB-EDSART Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Arts
BB-LAWART Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:
| Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Face to Face Contact Lecture Tutorial |
1 2 |
12 12 |
12 24 |
| Online Contact | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Specified Learning Activities Readings | 4 | 11 | 44 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities Assignment preparation Exam revision | Recommended. | Recommended. | 70 |
| TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Examination | Individual | 40% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Essay | Individual | 40% | 1, 4 |
| Tutorial presentation and report | Individual | 20% | 1, 4 |
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
• Analysis Skills.
• Problem Solving Skills.
• Communication Skills in both oral and written form
• Ability to work independently.
• Critical Analysis
• Library based and other research
• Analysis Skills.
• Problem Solving Skills.
• Communication Skills in both oral and written form
• Ability to work independently.
• Critical Analysis
• Library based and other research
Content
Content will include topics such as the following:
• The most influential schools of social thought.
• The source of social theory in nineteenth century thought and their influence on present-day social thinking.
• The core assumptions, ideological foundations, approaches to knowledge, and applications of the following, among others:
o Marx, Weber and Durkheim and their followers.
o Symbolic interactionists and their followers.
o Feminist theorists.
o Postmodern theorists.
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Refer to your Unit Outline for textbooks and reading materials.