School Of Social Sciences And PsychologyIdentity and BelongingWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101612.3
Discipline: SOCIOLOGY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
About this Unit
Identity and belonging are foundational concepts in sociology. This unit commences with an overview of the ways in which these concepts are understood in the social sciences and how these understandings have been impacted more recently by processes of globalisation. Through engagement with films, documentaries and academic texts the unit explores different modes and sites of identity and belonging as they circulate on both local and global scales. Specifically, we will examine topics like gender and sexuality, home and neighbourhood, the nation state and nationality, social class, consumption, work and leisure, ethnicity, youth cultures and new media. The unit equips students with the concepts and theories necessary for an understanding of social continuity and social change and encourages them to reflect on their own identities and social and cultural positionings.