SOCIOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
SOC2SEM
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Emotions are embedded in an individual's personal, biological and psychological experience of self, and in relationships with others. Emotionality, or the experience and expression of emotions, is fundamental to an individual's identity and more generally to the practices and tone of everyday social life. In this subject, we consider emotions as phenomena that are intimately experienced, socially contextualised, and culturally learned. Our inquiry leads us to explore particular realms of emotional experience from small-scale interactions to broader relationships between individuals, groups and society. The subject is organised around three modules: the emotional self; love; and suffering and sympathy.
School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Anne-Maree Sawyer
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 15 credit points of level-1 subjects in any discipline
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: SOC3SEM
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
An Invitation to the Sociology of Emotions
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Harris, SR
Year: 2015
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Albury-Wodonga, 2020, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anne-Maree Sawyer
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Eight 1.50 hour unscheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1,200-word assignmentResearch assignment; e.g. in-depth review of a key research article from sociology of emotions. | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3 |
One 2,000-word essay, OR two 1,000-word assignmentsA 2,000-word essay exploring the social construction and significance of specific emotions (e.g. romantic love, grief), or emotions in specific social settings (e.g. gendered inequalities in emotional labour); OR two assignments of 1,000-words each (e.g. media exercise and a film review). | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Posts to online discussion forums (160 words each = 1,000 in total)Posts responding to specific questions on weekly required readings and lecture content. | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anne-Maree Sawyer
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Eight 1.50 hour unscheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1,200-word assignmentResearch assignment; e.g. in-depth review of a key research article from sociology of emotions. | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3 |
One 2,000-word essay, OR two 1,000-word assignmentsA 2,000-word essay exploring the social construction and significance of specific emotions (e.g. romantic love, grief), or emotions in specific social settings (e.g. gendered inequalities in emotional labour); OR two assignments of 1,000-words each (e.g. media exercise and a film review). | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Posts to online discussion forums (160 words each = 1,000 in total)Posts responding to specific questions on weekly required readings and lecture content. | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anne-Maree Sawyer
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Eight 1.50 hour unscheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1,200-word assignmentResearch assignment; e.g. in-depth review of a key research article from sociology of emotions. | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3 |
One 2,000-word essay, OR two 1,000-word assignmentsA 2,000-word essay exploring the social construction and significance of specific emotions (e.g. romantic love, grief), or emotions in specific social settings (e.g. gendered inequalities in emotional labour); OR two assignments of 1,000-words each (e.g. media exercise and a film review). | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Posts to online discussion forums (160 words each = 1,000 in total)Posts responding to specific questions on weekly required readings and lecture content. | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Mildura, 2020, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anne-Maree Sawyer
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Eight 1.50 hour unscheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1,200-word assignmentResearch assignment; e.g. in-depth review of a key research article from sociology of emotions. | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3 |
One 2,000-word essay, OR two 1,000-word assignmentsA 2,000-word essay exploring the social construction and significance of specific emotions (e.g. romantic love, grief), or emotions in specific social settings (e.g. gendered inequalities in emotional labour); OR two assignments of 1,000-words each (e.g. media exercise and a film review). | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Posts to online discussion forums (160 words each = 1,000 in total)Posts responding to specific questions on weekly required readings and lecture content. | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Shepparton, 2020, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anne-Maree Sawyer
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Eight 1.50 hour unscheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1,200-word assignmentResearch assignment; e.g. in-depth review of a key research article from sociology of emotions. | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3 |
One 2,000-word essay, OR two 1,000-word assignmentsA 2,000-word essay exploring the social construction and significance of specific emotions (e.g. romantic love, grief), or emotions in specific social settings (e.g. gendered inequalities in emotional labour); OR two assignments of 1,000-words each (e.g. media exercise and a film review). | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Posts to online discussion forums (160 words each = 1,000 in total)Posts responding to specific questions on weekly required readings and lecture content. | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2 |