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SOCY360 Social Inequalities

Updated: 07 January 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2010
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
N/A N/A Non-Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites SOCY101
Co-requisites SOCY100
Restrictions SOCY211 or SOCY311
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) To be advised
Unit Description

This unit considers recent arguments that the concept of class is no longer of use (or has very limited use) in analysing modern society and its divisions. This unit provides a critique of these views and challenges students to consider the continuing relevance of class as a useful tool of analysis. The topic of social and material inequality is also explored, as are other areas of social division such as work and employment. Finally, the unit considers what implications, if any, there are in the analysis for political behaviour.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 40% On Campus 2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 4 and 6
Assignment 1 60% Off Campus 3300
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 4 and 6
Seminar 20% On Campus 800
Assessment Notes
Seminar paper
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 4 and 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 40% On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 4 and 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand a range of theories relating to the theory of class and social inequality;
  2. critically examine and deconstruct the theory of class in relation to social and material division in today?s society;
  3. demonstrate through written work an understanding of contemporary social inequalities and analyse these in relation to competing theoretical perspectives on class.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
The unit covers a wide area in understanding the various dimensions of theory and practice in relation to social inequality. It is taught through lectures and directed reading and assessed in all assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
This unit assesses style and clarity of argument both in the written word and also in a seminar presented by the student . 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will be taught sociology as a global discipline without national boundaries. 		True
4 Information Literacy
Students are encouraged to develop research skills in identifying the most useful sources of information and critically examine those sources. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Through completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary lifelong skills to be able to research, write and discuss social issues. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
At all levels of learning and assessment, emphasis is placed upon the application of acquired knowledge to current experience in wider society. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The unit emphasises the significance of challenging existing theories of class in relation to existing inequality. 		True True
8 Team Work
Students will practice their teamwork skills by participation in tutorials in class or online. 		True
   

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