SOC134: Introduction to Sociology

To what extent are we products of our social environments? How do gender, class, ethnicity, ideology etc., influence how we think and act? What is power, how is it used, by whom, and for what ends? What methods can we use to study society? Examine Australian society, using research and insights from sociological theories on the nature of social institutions, power and inequality and the possibility of social change. Have your assumptions challenged and your understanding of the world stimulated.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Lectures/tutorials: up to 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Dr Farida Tilbury Fozdar Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: f.tilbury@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.014 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 7356
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Farida Tilbury Fozdar Senior Lecturer (f.tilbury@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 7356 Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.014 MURDOCH S1: Internal (16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)   MURDOCH S1: External (16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)