ASC304 - Culture and Control: Boundaries and Identities

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Trimester 2 Unit Chair:

Grazyna Zajdow

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

ASC204, ASC263, ASC404

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1 hour Class per week, 1 x 1 hour Seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online):

1 x 1 hour Class per week (recordings provided), 1 x 1 hour online Seminar per week

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

This unit deals with the sociological issues related to deviance and social control in two ways. One approach involves examining theories of social control and the construction of marginal identities as these relate to conceptions of culture and the social world. The concepts will also be examined as powerful assumptions in changing professional practice. The second approach includes in-depth case studies which illustrate the various theoretical issues. These case studies include such topics as prisons and punishment, homelessness, women and medical science, madness, and drug and alcohol use and abuse.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Individual) - Seminar/Online Exercises (1000 words or equivalent) - 25%

Assessment 2 (Individual) - Essay (1000 words) -25%

Assessment 3 (Individual) - Essay (2000 words) - 50%

Unit Fee Information

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