School Of Social SciencesTheories of the SocialWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 400585.1
Discipline: STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Must be enrolled in a Postgraduate course to be able to enrol in this unit.
About this Unit
This unit develops critical reflection on the role of theory in the social sciences. It requires the completion of topics regarding such matters as identity, power and resistance as these are related to themes including class and consumption; social movements; globalisation and nationhood; gender, sexuality, and race; governmentality and social discipline; and various theoretical understandings of the unconscious and society.