Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

The Australian National University

Sociology analyses the processes that structure and transform social relations. It explores how identities and societies are formed by virtue of activity occurring in different social contexts. Sociologists examine a wide spectrum of behaviours and they evaluate how and why different social problems and inequalities emerge, how they are experienced, and how they are responded to. The discipline draws on a diverse range of theoretical perspectives and methodological techniques to study the social underpinnings of key concerns, including climate change, surveillance, local and global conflicts, and health and education inequalities.Learning Outcomesunderstand social life and experiences in terms of age, class, disability, ethnicity, environment, gender, health, institutions, media, organizations, nationality, religion, sexuality and technology draw on a diverse range of sociological methods and theories to research the social world by collecting and critically analysing evidence andcommunicate with and engage specialist and non-specialist audiences in the analysis of social issues and processes.

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