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Unit of Study SOC00115 - Global Inequality (2014)

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  • Pre-requisites

    [[SOC00118] Introduction to Sociology AND 36 credit points in any SCU units

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Explores notions of globalisation and social inequality by using a variety of sociological theories, and to question the structures that maintain those inequalities. Specific inequalities such as the distribution of wealth and problems surrounding age, gender and religion are examined, as are policies designed to produce social change.

Unit content

Module 1: Introduction

Topic 1. Introduction to social inequality
Topic 2. The structural basis of inequality
Topic 3. Globalisation

Module 2: Issues and theories

Topic 4. Inequality within nations I: Poverty, social exclusion and the welfare state in Australia
Topic 5. Theoretical approaches I: Marx
Topic 6. Inequality between nations I: Poverty in the developing world and the international division of labour
Topic 7. Theoretical approaches II: Weber and multidimensionalists
Topic 8. Inequality with nations II: People flows within nations
Topic 9. Theoretical approaches III: Theories of gender and race/ethnicity
Topic 10. Inequality between nations II: Migration
Topic 11. Theoretical approaches IV: Citizenship and rights

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Location Domestic International
Online Session 2 Session 2

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 cite evidence of social inequality in Australia and elsewhere
2 evaluate different theoretical perspectives relevant to the study of social inequality
3 understand the nature of structures that maintain inequalities
4 identify key areas of inequality
5 critically assess the problem of poverty in a globalised society
6 critique and justify movements and policies designed to redress inequality.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. cite evidence of social inequality in Australia and elsewhere
    • GA4:
  2. evaluate different theoretical perspectives relevant to the study of social inequality
    • GA2:
  3. understand the nature of structures that maintain inequalities
    • GA4:
  4. identify key areas of inequality
    • GA4:
  5. critically assess the problem of poverty in a globalised society
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
  6. critique and justify movements and policies designed to redress inequality.
    • GA1:
    • GA2:

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