166-104 Doing Sociology

This subject introduces students to sociology as a discipline, as well as to what sociology graduates do in their professional lives in local and global contexts. Concerning sociology as a discipline, this subject uses various classical and contemporary sociological perspectives to examine various dimensions of society in both Australian and cross-cultural/global contexts. Social dimensions covered in this subject include race/ethnicity, class, gender, life course, marriage, family, sexuality, education, popular culture, religion and belief. Concerning what sociologists can do as a profession, this subject organises career panels and gives students an understanding of how to do sociology empirically in their everyday lives and through a hands-on research project conducted over the whole semester.

Written work totalling 4000 words, comprising an in-class test, a research report and small assignments and oral presentation in workshops.

A subject reader will be available.