Introduction to Sociology

• • What is society?
  • The individual, society and the world
  • Foundations of sociology
  • Studying society
  • Ethnicity and identity
  • Religion and ideology
  • Health and society
  • Family and gender
  • Deviance, lWA, crime and sexuality
  • Theories of power
  • Work education and sociology
  • Review of unit

Equivalent subjects

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

• MUR-SOC105

Special requirements

No special requirements

To what extent are we products of our social environments? How do gender, class, ethnicity, ideology, etc., influence how we think and act? What is power, how is it used, by whom and for what ends? What methods can we use to study society? Examine Australian society, using research and insights from sociological theories on the nature of social institutions, power and inequality and the possibility of social change. Have your assumptions challenged and your understanding of the world stimulated.

This subject aims to introduce students to the richness of sociology by stimulating their curiosity about the relationship between the individual, society and the globe using sociological thinking. This unit will introduce students to the history of sociology and some of the thinkers who have influenced the discipline. It will encourage students to recognise the relevance of sociology to everyday questions about contemporary issues in the social world.

Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.

• Poster (20%)
• 1500 word essay (30%)
• Contribution to discussions (15%)
• Presentation (35%)

Current study term: 30 May 21 to 29 Aug 21