Unit details
HSW219 - Self and Society
| Offered at: | (S, X) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | M Furlong (S) |
| Incompatible with: | HSW112 |
| Note: Online teaching methods require computer access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
This unit provides an overview of theories about the social construction of the self. It will ground these theories in an analysis of human development across the life course in the context of the major social divisions in society. The unit will examine theoretical frameworks for understanding how the experiences of oppression and domination are internalized; humanism, personal growth and alienation; psychoanalytical theory, politics and the psyche; material conditions, social practices and lived experience; feminism, psychology and gendered subjectivities; postmodernism, discourse and subjectivity; the social construction of childhood; spirituality, ageing and diversity and ecopsychology, nature and the ecological self.
Assessment
Assignment 1 - four reflective journals (2000 words) 50%, assignment 2 (2000 words) 50%
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Student Contribution Rate*** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $706 | $706 | $706 | $2087 | $2268 |
* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
