SOCA1050
10 units
1000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course will introduce students to inter-related aspects of sociology concerning the impact of the social determinants of gender and crime on the lives of young people in contemporary society. The course will use historical, structural and cultural approaches to introduce contemporary understandings of youth and inequality and the shared origins of health and crime.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Ourimbah
- Semester 2 - 2024
Online
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Explain the historical and sociological origins of the concepts of youth and how understandings of these concepts have changed over time.
2. Identify gendered parameters and patterns of youth.
3. Apply theories that relate specifically to youth, gender and crime to young people's lives.
4. Connect key social determinants of gender and crime to assess the way in which each may impact upon the wellbeing of young people.
Content
The course will involve a critical analysis of the concept of youth, placing it in historical perspective in order to understand the changing meanings and practices around young people, and to examining the ways in which sociologists have engaged with the idea of 'youth' as a category of analysis. The course will then examine research on gendered aspects of youth. Sociological understandings of crime will be examined in a similar way. Competing theoretical arguments about the causes and meanings of these research findings and the theoretical bases for diverse policy responses to youth inequality and crime will be critically analysed.
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Library research task
Essay: Essay
Quiz: Online quizzes
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Semester 2 - 2024 - Ourimbah
Lecture-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Semester 2 - 2024 - Online
Lecture-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Online Activity-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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