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 166-003 Inequalities in Australian Society

Note

Formerly available as 166-103. Students who have completed 166-103 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Verity Burgmann

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week

Subject Description

This subject is an introduction to the major theoretical approaches to the study of inequality. Focusing on Australia, students will examine the major dimensions of inequality, notably class, gender, race or ethnicity and sexuality. Students will explore the ways in which inequality is experienced in the workplace; in the labour market; in the family; in the healthcare system; in housing; in education; in systems of welfare and in sporting activities. Students will also consider the role of various agencies - such as the state and the criminal justice system - in maintaining inequality. Students who complete this subject should be able to understand the major theoretical approaches to the study of inequality; express familiarity with the empirical details of the extent and breadth of inequality in Australian society; think critically about the nature and significance of social divisions.

Assessment

Written work of 3000 words and a 1-hour open-notes class test of 1000 words.

Prescribed Texts
  • M Sargent et al, The New Sociology for Australians. (4th ed) Longman 1997 or.
  • C Stafford & B Furze, Society and Change: A Sociological Introduction. (2nd ed) Macmillan 1997.
  • J Bessant & R Watts, Sociology Australia. Allen & Unwin 1997.
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