soc3soc sociology of culture
SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE
SOC3SOC
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Credit points: 15
Subject outline
What makes a human being? What shapes character? What gives people direction and makes their lives meaningful? Which laws are obeyed, and why? In which way does a society form, or alternatively, deform, its individuals? In this subject we look at the central role 'culture' plays in all these issues. We consider repression and shame, authority and myth, initiation and psychic balance, transgression and forgiveness, and attempts to show how such forces conspire to create culture. Every culture draws its strength both from a body of moral laws and a collection of recurring archetypal stories. Drawing upon Western literature, art and film we go on to examine cultural breakdown and its dire consequences for both individual and society. At the same time we look at the nature of cultural restoration.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorJohn Carroll
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
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PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects SOC2SOC
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Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | The birth of tragedy | Prescribed | Nietzsche, F | ANY EDITION |
Readings | Heart of darkness | Preliminary | Conrad, J | ANY EDITION |
Readings | The last days of Socrates | Preliminary | Plato | ANY EDITION |
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