166-103 Australian Society: Class, Gender, Race and Sexuality

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An introduction to the major theoretical approaches to the study of inequality, which invites students to think critically about the nature and significance of social divisions. With Australian society as its focus, the subject examines the major dimensions of inequality, notably class, gender, race or ethnicity, sexuality and age. It studies the principal ways in which inequality is experienced in the workplace and in the labour market, in the family, in local communities, in the health care system, in the housing market, in the education system, in systems of welfare. It considers the role of various agencies - political, social and cultural - in maintaining inequality, such as the state, the industrial relations system, dominant ideologies and the media.

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None. A reading pack will be provided.