2009 Course Handbook
SOC235: Power, Difference and Recognition
In liberal democratic societies we have become used to defending and celebrating the idea of our difference as individuals and as groups. What are some of the practical and conceptual difficulties currently faced by the right to difference? Is tolerance for a difference that is not understood but simply endured enough? If not how can we in the context of the profound differences that characterise our multicultural world elaborate the common ground through which our diversity can be recognised and our distinctive needs comprehended? We use these broad themes to look at a range of contemporary problems and issues. How, for example, do we interpret and respond to problems facing multiculturalism and indigenous rights in contemporary Australia, questions arising from gender difference and the assertion of cultural differences within a globalising world?
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Associate Professor Pauline Johnson, Dr Justine Lloyd |
| Prerequisites: | 12cp |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | SOC288 |
| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Sociology |
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