SOSC 223

Reflecting on Violence

This course familiarises students with social theories of violence and security in various contexts, paying particular attention to the gendered dynamics of violence. We consider topics such as state violence, torture, terrorism, sexual violence, violence toward children and intimate partner violence. We debate the ethical and methodological issues involved in researching violence and social policies aimed at reducing violence.

Course overview

Points

20

Fees

$1090.6 NZD

International fees

$5560 NZD

Course offered in

  • Trimester 2

Duration

1 trimester

Prerequisites

(20 pts from SOSC 102-112 and 20 further pts from Part A of the BA schedule) or GLBL 101

Co-requisites

Restrictions

SOSC 217 in 2013-2016

Taught by

The School of Social & Cultural Studies

Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Course content

CRN 37403 is for fully online students, CRN 29126 is for students who will be coming to campus (blended mode).

Course learning objectives

Students who pass this course will be able to:

  1. Recognise and debate key themes in the sociology of violence.

  2. Theorise violence within specific social contexts (family, community, armed conflict).

  3. Debate the methodological ethics of researching different kinds of violence.

  4. Debate social policy interventions which aim to reduce violence in specific social contexts.

  5. Develop skills in locating and evaluating academic literature.

  6. Develop skills in reporting on and synthesising academic literature.

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Class representative

The class representative provides a useful way to communicate feedback to the teaching staff during the course. They also work with the VUWSA Education Office on any academic issues that arise in their course. Reps are elected by students by the third week of classes every trimester. Being a rep requires a weekly commitment.

The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington values te reo Māori. Students who wish to submit any of their assessments in te reo Māori must refer to The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy - PDF 134kb

He mea nui te reo Māori ki Te Herenga Waka. Ki te pīrangi koe ki te tuhituhi i ō aro matawai i roto i te reo Māori, tēnā me mātua whakapā atu ki te kaupapa here, The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy - PDF 134kb

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