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121-051 Social Order and Social Change | |
Note | Formerly available as 136-171/136-001. Students who have completed 136-171 or 136-001 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Mary Patterson |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject examines 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. From the perspective of the development of human societies in reaction to internal and external forces students will consider kinship, politics, religion and economics, with a regional emphasis on Australia and the Pacific. Students who complete the subject should have a general familiarity with the range of forms of social structure and social organisation to be found in ethnographic literature; a general understanding of the conditions under which social change occurs; a background of relevant ethnographic knowledge on which to base further anthropological studies. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 3000 words and a 1-hour class test. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available.
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