SOCIOLOGY OF RELATIONSHIPS
SOC2SOR
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Relationships continue to be a central part of our everyday lives, but how are our relationships changing as a result of the social, cultural, economic and technological transformations in late modernity? In this subject, we explore the nature and dynamics of our relationships with our selves and others. We use the work of contemporary social theorists, including Anthony Giddens, Zygmunt Bauman, Ulrich Beck, Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim and Pierre Bourdieu, to explore a range of sites of intimacy and contestation, including: romantic love; distance and online relationships; families; friendships; cohabitation; and pets. We pay particular attention to the themes of continuity and change discussed in much contemporary sociology, and students will develop their capacity for critical analysis and reflection on wide-ranging and diverse issues to do with relationships and selfhood.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Raelene Wilding
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: SOC2FAC, SOC3FAC, SOC3SOR
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: Available to count towards a major in sociology or gender, sexuality and diversity studies
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Analyse the changes in relationships associated with late modernity
- Activities:
- Workshops, essay, exams
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Writing(Writing)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
02. Apply theories of individualisation to understanding the self in late modernity
- Activities:
- Workshops, essay, exams
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
03. Apply theories of relationships in late modernity to understanding specific relationship contexts
- Activities:
- Workshops, essay, exams
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Writing(Writing)
04. Compare the main theoretical approaches to understanding changes in relationships in late modernity
- Activities:
- Workshops, essay, exams
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Writing(Writing)