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SCLG2638: Sociology of Exclusion
2025 unit information
This unit explores concepts of exclusion, marginalisation, inequality, and discrimination. It examines structural and institutional sources of those processes, and considers policy, political and legal solutions to practices of exclusion and recognition of difference in relation to aspects of identity, such as gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity and disability.
Unit details and rules
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| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Sociology and Criminology |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level in Sociology |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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SCLG2604 or SCLG2635 or SCLG3606 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. explain social inequality from a range of sociological perspectives
- LO2. describe and differentiate forms of inequality and social exclusion for diverse social groups
- LO3. apply analytical, theoretical and conceptual skills to producing an informed understanding of inequality
- LO4. demonstrate critical and independent thinking and writing skills
- LO5. reflect creatively and personally on inequality and its its social effects.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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