Not currently offered
Course code

SOCA3230

Units

10 units

Level

3000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course provides an introduction to the sociological and anthropological study of identities and cultures. It examines key issues in identity, including gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and social class, and discusses how these are experienced and contested in societies like Australia. It also shows how political struggles such as feminist and post-colonial movements have impacted on identity. At the end of the course students will have a broad critical understanding of social scientific theories of identity and the role of identity politics in everyday life.


Availability

Not currently offered.

This Course was last offered in Semester 2 - 2023.


Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Investigate a range of social scientific approaches to identities and cultures in contemporary Australia.

2. Assess and apply relevant theoretical perspectives for understanding contemporary social and political debates about identity.

3. Apply social scientific theory to a case study identifying shifts in contemporary identities.

4. Employ advanced skills in written academic expression and essay-writing.


Content

Course topics include:

  • Theories of identity
  • Identity in face to face interaction
  • Class, inequality and identity
  • Gender, sexuality and the body
  • Race, post-colonialism and identity
  • Youth subcultures and scenes
  • Nationalism, multiculturalism and identity
  • Mediated and social identities

Assumed knowledge

40 units of study at 1000 level.


Assessment items

Essay: Essay

Project: Podcast

Quiz: 4 x online quizzes

Course outline