dst4cor key issues in social theory an
KEY ISSUES IN SOCIAL THEORY AND RESEARCH
DST4COR
2015
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
In this subject you will closely read an ethnography: Bourgois & Schonbergs' Righteous Dopefiend (2009); a gritty urban monograph dealing with a community of marginalized and disenfranchised homeless addicts in San Francisco. Bourgois & Schonberg take the particular insights of their ethnographic field and use them to illuminate the larger issues of race, class, gender, femininity, masculinity, violence, humour, sadness, criminality and morality. Their work is also an example of a critically applied social science, in that the authors sought to influence policy in relation to health service delivery for homeless addicts. In exploring such themes Bourgois & Schonberg's work dissolves the putative divide between anthropology, sociology and development studies, and gives us concrete examples of some of the big-ticket concepts that you will be tackling throughout your Honours year.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points30
Subject Co-ordinatorNicholas Smith
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Enrolment in either Bachelor of International Development Honours degree (AHID), or Bachelor of Arts Honours (AHA) with a major in International Development.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions Core subject for International Development Honours students.
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Demonstrate advanced writing and critical thinking skills
- Activities:
- Seminar activities including small group discussions, annotated bibliography, small group presentations and essay
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
02. Demonstrate high level engagement with social theory for the social sciences
- Activities:
- Readings, seminar discussions, annotated bibliography, small group presentations and essay
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
- Writing(Writing)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
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Melbourne, 2015, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorNicholas Smith
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 10
One 3.0 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 10 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
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Oral presentations | 15 | 02, 01 | |
one 1,500-word assignment | 20 | 02, 01 | |
one 5,000-word essay | 65 | 01, 02 |