SOCIOL 326
Sociology of Violence
Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for SOCIOL 326.
Description
Violence occupies a paradoxical place in western societies. It is both censured and legitimated. It evokes horror and yet acts of violence appear on a routine basis in many forms of entertainment, including television programmes for children. Drawing on writings from a variety of intellectual traditions this course explores the contested nature of violence through an examination of a number of contemporary debates about the causes, agents and consequences of, as well responses to and interventions in, incidents of "ordinary" and sometimes everyday interpersonal violence.
Availability 2017
Semester 2
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Dr David Mayeda
Reading/Texts
A course reader will be made available if required.
Assessment
Coursework + exam
Points
SOCIOL 326: 15 points
Prerequisites
30 points at Stage II in Sociology or 15 points at Stage II in Sociology and CRIM 201 or 202
