SPECIAL NOTE: may be taken as a Gender Studies unit
OFFERINGS
Not Offered
DESCRIPTION
Families are often seen in contradictory terms: as a natural unit and one that is in crisis. Family and intimate relationships are at the same time both intensely personal and political social entities. This unit explores the complex nexus between these two dimensions by examining the diversity of ways in which people and society define and live in intimate relationships, and how families link into broader social life and social change. The topics in this unit include: relationship types (e.g. divorce, singledom, de facto relationships, gay and lesbian partnerships); love, sex and commitment; children and parenting; balancing work and family; violence; money; connections across generations; and the laws, social policies and social discourses that interact and impact upon our own, and others', families.
In this unit, the social life of love, family and sexuality are examined primarily from an Australian perspective, but draw on theoretical and empirical literature and debates from other countries. This global context is important to show the strong similarities that exist across countries in this field and to also highlight those arenas, debates and patterns which are distinctively Australian.
This is an appropriate unit for those students aiming to work in social policy, social work, education or social research.
WEIGHT: 12.5%
ASSESSMENT:
HGA212: 2,000-word assignment (30%), short reading assignment (10%), final 2-hr exam (60%)
HGA312: 2,000-word assignment (30%), short reading assignment (10%), final 2-hr exam (60%)
TEACHING PATTERN:
Internal: 2 hrs lectures weekly, 1-hr tutorial fortnightly
Distance: online lecture recordings and suporting materials and 2 recommended study schools
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Web supported - H Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
Web dependent - L,W,I,N Some parts of this unit will be taught online
Resource supported teaching & learning - W,I,N Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
Flexible scheduling - W,I,N Some classes will be held outside normal teaching hours; e.g. weekend blocks, summer schools etc
About Flexible Study Options
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.
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Web supported - H