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136-171 Social Order and Social Change | |
Credit Points | 12.5 1st year |
Coordinator | Dr Mary Patterson |
Semester | 1 |
Contact | Two hours of lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week. Regular attendance and contribution to discussion in tutorials are expected |
Subject Description | This subject will examine the biological and cultural contributions to human behaviour as they are manifested in the dominant institutions of human societies and the ways in which the life cycle is dealt with in various parts of the world. The development of human societies in reaction to internal and external forces of change will be the perspective from which we will consider kinship, politics, religion and economics. There will be a regional emphasis on Australia and the Pacific. |
Assessment | Written work of up to 3000 words for the semester and one 1-hour end of semester class test. |
Prescribed Texts | A collection of readings will be available from the Department. |
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