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SOCI1020 – Economy and Society

2020 – Session 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde

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Norbert Ebert
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10
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Unit description Unit description

Understanding the economy and markets is increasingly vital for us as workers and citizens. This unit provides students with a non-mathematical introduction to economic language and concepts to help you understand debates around the economy and see how economic decisions impact out everyday lives. It will help you to see the connections between the economy, politics, culture and society. We examine how social norms shape work and consumption, and how political decisions and institutions shape issues like inequality. We explore a range of contemporary issues from consumerism and ecological sustainability to the growing gap between rich and poor and financial instability.

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: demonstrate an understanding of key concepts in economic sociology and political economy
  • ULO3: Apply concepts from economic sociology to contemporary social and economic issues
  • ULO2: Identify important historical developments in market societies
  • ULO4: Recognise economic arguments used in public and civic debates (public sociology)
  • ULO5: Analyse data to understand economic issues.
  • ULO6: Express economic ideas in writing and verbally.

Assessment Tasks

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The major assignment has to be submitted through turnitin. The link for it will be provided on iLearn.

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Unit Schedule

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SOCI1020 Economy and Society

Week

Date

Topic

1

27/02/2020

Understanding Market Society (lectures and tutorials start in week 1)

 

 

REQUIRED: Academic Integrity Module (non-graded)

2

05/03/2020

Prices and Competition

 

 

Quiz 1: on Friedman (5%)

3

12/03/2020

Market and Society

 

 

Quiz 2: on Heilbroner (5%)

4

19/03/2020

Economic Growth, Economic Crisis

 

 

Quiz 3: on Marx (5%)

5

26/03/2020

Inequality: Class, Income and Wealth

6

02/04/2020

The Market: Competition, Finance and Risk

7

09/04/2020

Inequality Beyond Class: Unpaid work, discrimination and trade

 

16/04/2020

mid-session break (no classes)

 

23/04/2020

mid-session break (no classes)

8

30/04/2020

The State: Property, Work and Welfare

9

07/05/2020

The Corporation, Work and Consumerism

10

14/05/2020

The Environment and Sustainability

11

21/05/2020

The Family, Care and Social Reproduction

12

28/05/2020

Civil Society and Reshaping the Economy

  28/05/2020 Major Assignment is due (40%); submit via turnitin

13

04/06/2020

Conclusion (no tutorials in week 13)

  final exam during exam period (35%)

 

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