Youth Studies: Law and Order; Deviance and Justice

Course aim

To enable students to examine the sociological relationships between law and social order as they are experienced by groups of young people between the ages of 15 and 25.

Course content

The sociological relationships between law, social order and the judicial system as they are experienced by young people; critical analyses of deviance and normality in relation to age, class, power, gender, race.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
SOCU 1003	The Social World
SOCU 1002	Sociological Perspectives

The listed prerequisites or with the approval of the Course Coordinator.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	3 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

4 assignments, Essay, Lecture, tutorial and reading group attendance, participation and presentation, Project: Major essay from topics provided

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.