Worlds of Exclusion: Global Social Inequalities

• • • Social inequality: theories and measurement.
  • • Social class.
  • • Social exclusion and poverty.
  • • Gender inequality.
  • • Racial and ethnic inequality.
  • • Social mobility.
  • • World stratification and global inequality.

Others

Prerequisites: Students must have completed 30 credit points of any Humanities and Social Sciences subject. Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed SOC2WOE (Worlds of Exclusion: Global Social Inequalities) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

In this subject we examine the challenges of creating a more equitable social world by aiming to understand social inequalities and their causes and consequences from a sociological perspective. We critically examine patterns of inequality within Australia and in global contexts, and explore the ways in which these patterns are rendered invisible or visible. Explanations of different kinds of social inequalities are examined within the context of theories of social stratification, power, equity and social justice. We tackle contemporary challenges such as the growing gap between poverty and wealth, gender inequality, racial discrimination, barriers to civic participation, alienation, class conflicts, and inequalities in the world stratification system. Students engage in critical thinking about the ways sociological theory and practice can contribute to effective polices and their implementation for shaping a more equitable social world.

• Test (1200-word equivalent) (30%)
• Research essay (1,200-word equivalent). This essay focuses on the content covered in the first half of the semester. (30%)
• Research essay (1,600-word equivalent). This essay is an overall assessment of the content covered in the whole semester.. (40%)

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