ASC102 - Introduction to Sociology B
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| Year | 2018 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | Bernie East |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ASC202, ASC402 |
| Contact hours: | Campus: 1 x 1 hour Class per week, 1 x 1 hour Seminar per week Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin IKE (CBD): Online independent and collaborative learning activities including fortnightly online workshops, as per Cloud (online) students' scheduled learning commitments. Students must also attend and participate in 2 x 5 day (10 days) intensives at the Institute of Koorie Education, Waurn Ponds (Geelong) Campus. |
Content
Consisting of three thematically unified modules, the unit studies:
- Consumption as a feature of late or postmodern society
- Conditions of physical and mental health and illness including pharmaceutical corporations and side effects of pharmaceutical drug therapy
- Theories and concrete examples of deviance which sociology understands as violations of the various types of norms of social life
Assessment
Essay, 40%, 1800 words
Class/Online Exercises, 25%
Exam, 35%
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