50138 Community, Culture and the Social
8cpDisciplinary Strand – Social, Political and Historical Studies – 200 level
Subject coordinator: Dr Barbara Bloch
This subject focuses on the formal, semi-formal and informal groupings that structure our lives. Society is relationships in families, kin, friendships, communities, markets, workplaces (both paid and unpaid) and a range of other institutions. How do customs, rituals, traditions, lore and law contribute to identity, belonging, exclusion and marginalisation? What affects the accumulation and dispersion of social and cultural capital, the development of social trust and distrust, and how do these relate to current debates on what makes societies civil and uncivil? What are the conflicts between the rights and responsibilities of citizenship? Students explore the exigencies of daily life and social relationships in widely varied settings: the urban, the local, the rural and regional in indigenous, diverse cultural and ethnic settings, both within and outside Australia.
Typical availability
Spring semester, City campus
Detailed subject description.
Fee information
2009 contribution for post-2008 Commonwealth-supported students: $866.83
Note: Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2008 should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth Supported places.
2009 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,900.00
Note: Fees for Postgraduate domestic fee-paying students and international students are charged according to the course they are enrolled in. Students should refer to the Annual Fees Schedule.
Subject EFTSL: 0.167Access conditions
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