This unit provides a detailed introduction to key social theorists whose ideas are being used extensively in contemporary sociological theory and research. These theorists include: Irving Goffman, Michel Foucault and Pierre Bourdieu. A particular focus is on approaches to human action in its various structural and cultural contexts, the possibilities and limits of human agency, and questions of social change.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Sociology and Criminology |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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12 Senior credit points in Sociology |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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SCLG3002 |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Jennifer Wilkinson, jennifer.wilkinson@sydney.edu.au |
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