HS2008 Social Class and Inequality PDF
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This document provides course content for a course on social class and inequality, outlining aims, learning outcomes, and weekly topics. The topics cover sociologists' approaches to class, inequality trends, and their relation to daily life and societal structures.
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COURSE CONTENT Course Code / Title: HS2008 Social Class and Inequality Pre-requisites: HS1001 Person and Society No of Aus: 3 Contact Hours: 39 Course Aims The contemporary global context is one of rising wealth/income inequality and narrowing social mobility. Clas...
COURSE CONTENT Course Code / Title: HS2008 Social Class and Inequality Pre-requisites: HS1001 Person and Society No of Aus: 3 Contact Hours: 39 Course Aims The contemporary global context is one of rising wealth/income inequality and narrowing social mobility. Class privilege or disadvantage and their reproduction shape people’s wellbeing in profound ways. Addressing inequalities along class lines is a challenge many societies, including our own, face. In this course, we aim to better understand how class formation and inequalities work, and how they might be ameliorated. The course is divided into four parts: first, we ask what social class is and how sociologists have approached its study. We also map out trends in inequality globally and locally. Second, we turn to asking how class matters in shaping people’s experiences in everyday life. Third, we investigate the various sites and means through which class privilege/disadvantage are reproduced. Finally, we consider recent movements against inequality and visions of a more equitable world. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO) By the end of this course, you should be able to: 1. Evaluate the different ways sociologists have approached the study of class. 2. Describe the key theories that account for the reproduction of class differences and inequalities. 3. Articulate connections between micro, meso, and macro phenomenon. 4. Apply critical lenses to contemporary manifestations of various types of inequalities. Course Content Week 1 Introduction to the course Key concepts: Class differences and inequalities Week 2 Sociologists study class and inequality Key concepts: Income Wealth Proxies and measurements Week 3 Class structure and inequality trends: wealth, poverty, and everything in between Key concepts: Income and wealth inequalities Poverty Week 4 Work and occupations Key concepts: Wage work Care labor Week 5 Family Key concepts: Familial responsibilities Parenting Dignity needs Week 6 Housing Key concepts: Basic needs, public goods Week 7 Capitalism Key concepts: Power Exploitation Week 8 Ideologies and narratives Key concepts: Ideologies Week 9 Education Key concepts: Cultural capital Symbolic capital and symbolic violence Week 10 State and policies Key concepts: State Public policy principles Week 11 Politics, economy, society Key concepts: Populism, polarization Week 12 Alternative visions of the world Key concepts: Redistribution Week 13 Semester-end review/revision Course Assessment CA1 Group video presentation: 30% CA2 Essay: 30% CA3 Class participation: 10% Final examination: 30% Total 100%