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SOCI3025 – Exploring Everyday Life and Culture
2021 – Session 2, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
Session 2 Learning and Teaching Update
The decision has been made to conduct study online for the remainder of Session 2 for all units WITHOUT mandatory on-campus learning activities. Exams for Session 2 will also be online where possible to do so.
This is due to the extension of the lockdown orders and to provide certainty around arrangements for the remainder of Session 2. We hope to return to campus beyond Session 2 as soon as it is safe and appropriate to do so.
Some classes/teaching activities cannot be moved online and must be taught on campus. You should already know if you are in one of these classes/teaching activities and your unit convenor will provide you with more information via iLearn. If you want to confirm, see the list of units with mandatory on-campus classes/teaching activities.
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Harry Blatterer
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
130cp at 1000 level or above including (10cp from SOC or SOCI or SSC or SSCI or GEN or GEND units at 2000 level)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
A rich sociological tradition as well as contemporary research highlight the extraordinariness of ‘ordinary’ life and culture. In all that we do social norms and cultural attitudes are entwined with structural conditions. But we are more than workers, economic actors, or citizens. We are also lovers and friends, children, siblings and parents. We spend time pursuing leisure activities, inhabit a range of private and public spaces, engage with a variety of media, find pleasure in eating and consuming. So, how do we negotiate our freedoms and constraints, individual agency and its limits, the tension between tradition and the new, the boundaries of self and other? This unit explores the extraordinary social accomplishment of ordinary life. |
Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: describe key concepts, issues and contemporary debates in the sociology of everyday life and cultural sociology .
- ULO2: analyse historical and contemporary practices of everyday life and culture
- ULO3: describe the social constraints and enabling mechanisms of everyday life, such as class, gender, and cultural background
- ULO4: demonstrate research skills in sourcing and analysing key arguments and debates in the sociology of everyday life and cultural sociology
- ULO5: conduct independent research.
General Assessment Information
Late Penalties
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a penalty for lateness will apply – ten (10) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date (or extended due date in cases where special consideration is granted). No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Essay | 50% | No | 05/11/2021 |
| Participation Journal | 20% | No | Ongoing |
| Short Essay | 30% | No | 01/10/201 |
Research Essay
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: 05/11/2021
Weighting: 50%
This research essay aims to give students the opportunity to show their comprehension of the material covered in the unit by way of a standard essay (Introduction, body, conclusion).
On successful completion you will be able to:
- describe key concepts, issues and contemporary debates in the sociology of everyday life and cultural sociology .
- analyse historical and contemporary practices of everyday life and culture
- describe the social constraints and enabling mechanisms of everyday life, such as class, gender, and cultural background
- demonstrate research skills in sourcing and analysing key arguments and debates in the sociology of everyday life and cultural sociology
- conduct independent research.
Participation Journal
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 20%
Responses to weekly questions
On successful completion you will be able to:
- describe key concepts, issues and contemporary debates in the sociology of everyday life and cultural sociology .
- analyse historical and contemporary practices of everyday life and culture
- describe the social constraints and enabling mechanisms of everyday life, such as class, gender, and cultural background
Short Essay
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 35 hours
Due: 01/10/201
Weighting: 30%
This essay aims to give students the opportunity to show their comprehension of the concepts covered in the beginning section of the unit.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- describe key concepts, issues and contemporary debates in the sociology of everyday life and cultural sociology .
- analyse historical and contemporary practices of everyday life and culture
- describe the social constraints and enabling mechanisms of everyday life, such as class, gender, and cultural background
- demonstrate research skills in sourcing and analysing key arguments and debates in the sociology of everyday life and cultural sociology
- conduct independent research.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
Online Lecture and tutorials
Policies and Procedures
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- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy
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Results
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Unit information based on version 2021.05 of the Handbook