50109 Power and Change in Australia

6cp
Disciplinary Strand – Social, Political and Historical Studies – 100 level

This subject explores various dimensions of power and change in Australia as a society undergoing modernisation; a continuing process. Students investigate a number of situations where power is present and where social change has occurred. These situations have been chosen to introduce students to the varying but complementary approaches of historians, political scientists, anthropologists and sociologists in their analyses of the ways power is exercised, of the importance of collective beliefs and values and of the many formal and informal processes by which Australians generate and experience change. Students are asked to investigate critically the relationships between the different arenas of decision making: from the floor of Parliament to the negotiating tables 'behind the scenes' to the public drama of street demonstrations to the 'private' sites of kitchen, bedroom and everyday life.

For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/subject_descriptions/50109_50230.pdf

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus

Note(s)

Students completing this subject as an 8cp elective enrol in 50230 Power and Change in Australia.

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $624.50
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,070.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

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