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SCLG3610: Sociology, Power and Violence
2026 unit information
Power is a fundamental resource in the organisation and control of society and in disciplining individual behaviour. This unit explores social order and disorder by examining how power is exercised, sometimes violently, through political, legal, economic and cultural processes and structures and how it is concentrated, distributed and resisted.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| 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 2000 level in Sociology |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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SCLG2607 or SCLG2618 or SCLG2621 or SCLG2630 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate familiarity with sociological theories of power in and across diverse social arenas in modern societies
- LO2. make use of sociological theories to explain social structures, inequalities, reproduction and change in modern societies
- LO3. show a capacity to undertake sociologically informed research on a contemporary social issue concerning power
- LO4. appraise the strengths and limitations of sociological theories in explaining real-world issues in power
- LO5. exercise critical judgement and independent thinking
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