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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

An introduction 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, and sexuality. 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, in the criminal justice system and in sporting activities. It engages with recent debates about the market and alternative forms of society that aim to alleviate inequality.

Assessment

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

Prescribed Texts

A subject reader will be available

  • M Sargent et al, The New Sociology for Australians. (4th ed) Longman, 1997.
  • J Najman & J Western, A Sociology of Australian Society. (3rd ed), 2000.
  • K McDonald, Pressing Questions. Issue 2, 2000.
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