Areas examined include the changing relationships between interest groups, political parties and government institutions and the shifting balance between the public and private sectors. Part II looks at main features of the Hawke-Keating periodparticularly, alternative ways of explaining Australian politics. This unit looks at the struggle waged by every modern individual to shape identity. The course is taught with films, videos and other visual aids. Key theoretical concepts and perspectives are taught, as well as to basic skills involved in social research.
Students conduct an interview-based study.
Students are introduced to the work of creative artists and gain hand-on experience researching and writing grant applications as well as have the opportunity to be part of the annual ARTS100 multimedia festival. Students debate the place of the family in social policy. Current issues in Australian social policy are examined child maintenance, domestic violence, sexuality, housing, health, the aged, unemployment, poverty and the privatization debate. Inc. All rights reserved.