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Understanding the Social World

Undergraduate | GRF-SGY14 | 2023

Take a magnifying glass to issues like race, sexuality, class and family. Scrutinise them from three different sociological perspectives. Analyse how sociological theories can have an impact on social life. Dig into what makes society tick.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
13 weeks

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Understanding the Social World

About this subject

  • At the successful completion of this subject you should be able to:

    1. describe the basic principles of three sociological paradigms used to explain the social world;
    2. compare three sociological paradigms and explain their similarities and differences;
    3. analyse the importance of the "sociological imagination" in understanding the social world;
    4. apply sociological theory to an examination of social issues.

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • GRF-CCJ18-Understanding Social Problems (no longer available)

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
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