A course of lectures, discussions and practical exercises for two periods weekly throughout the year.
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SYLLABUS
An exposition and critical discussion of sociological concepts, theories of social organization and social change with some attention also being given to methods of social investigation.
So far as the course falls into specific areas, the main divisions are—
(1) Approaches to the scope and divisions of social theory. How characteristic schools of sociology, psychology and biology tend to cluster in sets according to assumptions made about the organism-environment relation. Implications of these groupings for the study of patterns of human growth and development, and of specific social structures, the way assumptions steer attempts to bring about change in these fields.
(2) Outline of influential approaches to social structure in general. The notions of class, status, power, elite, mass, mass communications etc. with special reference to Australian conditions.
(3) The sociology of small groups with special reference to the family. Nuclear family organization, kinship structure and social structure.
(4) Organizational theory. The notions of profession and bureaucracy in relation to the structure of schools, hospitals, penal institutions etc. Structural aspects of the administration of mass rates.
(5) Approaches to the phenomena of "social deviation" and control. Conflict and consensus approaches as interpretive frameworks. The interplay of the "deviant act" and its social definition considered in relation to social ideologies and the study of prejudice.
(6) Social contexts of urban living. The person in relation to the interlocked contexts of work family and social structure. Problems of planning the social and physical environments.
(7) Methods of Social Investigation.
BOOKS
The following books are among the general works referred to during the course.
1. Merton, R. K., Social Theory and Social Structure. ( Free Press, 1968.) Gerth, H. and Wright Mills, C., Character and Social Structure. (Routledge and
Kegan Paul, 1954.)
Freund, J. The Sociology of Max Weber. (Penguin, 1968.) Lefebre, H., The Sociology of Karl Marx. ( Penguin 1968.)
Coser, L. A. and Rosenberg, B. (eds.), Sociological Theory. (Macmillan, 1964.) 2. Bendix, R., and Upset, S. M., Class, Status and Power—a Reader in Social
Stratification. (Kegan Paul, 1954.)
Weber, M., Theory of Social and Economic Organization. (Hodge, 1947.) Gerth, H. H., and Wright Mills, C. (eds.), From Max Weber. (Kegan Paul,
1948.)
Jackson, J. A. (ed.), Social Stratification, (C.U.P., 1968.)
Gouldner, A. W., Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy. (Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1955.)
Kornhauser, W., The Politics of Mass Society. (Routledge and Kegan Paul,. 1960.)
Marcuse,
H.,
Reason and Revolution. (O.U.P., 1941.)Katz E. and Lazarsfeld, P. F., Personal Influence. (Free Press Glencoe, 1955.) Berelson, B., and Janowitz, M., Reader in Public Opinion and Communication.
(Free Press 1953.)
Davies, A., and Encel, S., Australian Society: A Sociological Interpretation.
(Cheshire, 1965.)
3. Freud, S., Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego. (Hogarth, 1922.) Levy, M., The Family Revolution in Modern China. (Harv. U.P., 1949.) Bott, E., Family and Social Network ( Social Science Paperbacks, 1968.) 4. Merton, R. K., et al. (eds.), Reader in Bureaucracy. (Free Press, Glencoe,
1956.)
Blau, P. M., and Scott, W. R., Formal Organizations. (Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1963.)
Etzioni, A., Complex Organizations, (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1962.)
5. Goffman, E.,
Stigma. (Spectrum Book, Prentice-Hall, 1963.) Becker, H. S. (ed.), The Other Side. (Free Press, N.Y., 1964.) Parsons,T.,
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Coser, L. A., Continuities in the Study of Social Conflict, (Free Press, 1968.) Goffman, E., Asylums. (Pelican Books, 1969.)
Goffman, E., Behaviour in Public Places, (Free Press, 1963.)
Berger, P., and Luckman, T., The Social Construction of Reality. (Penguin, 1967.)
Garfinkel, H., Studies in Ethnomethodology, (Prentice-Hall, 1967.)
Cloward, R. A., and Ohlin, L. E., Delinquency and Opportunity. (Free Press, N.Y., 1960.)
6. Gans, H. J., The Levittowners. (Allen Lane, 1967.)
Greer, S., The Emerging City. (Free Press, Paperback, 1965.) Mumford, L., The City in History. Pelican A747, 1961.) 7. Caradog Jones, D., Social Survey. History.( Pelican )
Festinger, L., and Katz, O., Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences.
(Dryden, 1953.)
Moser, C. A., Survey Methods in Social Investigation. (Heinemann.) EXAMINATION. One 3-hour paper.
206-1. SOCIAL WORK PART I
A course of 3 lectures per week with one tutorial class throughout the year and field work as follows: During 1st and 3rd terms six field visits are arranged to housing estates, factories and other community organizations. In second term each student is required to study social work practice in a social agency for one half day weekly.
SYLLABUS
Social work is defined in terms of its objects and ideals, the material with which it deals, its activities and the methods used by social workers, and some assumptions underlying modern social work. Common social problems are examined in relation to concepts of social functioning and in relation to present day social institutions and resources. Principles of social work are examined as they apply to case work, group work and community organization methods. Consideration of major theoretical contributions made by outstanding social work practitioners.
BOOKS
(a) Recommended for preliminary reading:
Introduction to a Social Worker, Produced by The National Institute for Social Work Training, (Allen & Unwin, 1964.)
Stroud, J., The Shorn Lamb. (Penguin, 1960.) Greenberg, F., The Monday Voices, (Gollanz, 1965.)
Willmott, P., and Young, M., Family and Class in a London Suburb. (Mentor, 1967.)
(b) References listed under other courses for the diploma should be considered also as relevant to this course. In addition students are referred to:
*Towle, C., Common Human Needs. (American Association of Social Workers, N.Y., 1964.)
Ferguson, E. A. Social Work: An Introduction. (Lippincott, 1963.)
Directory of Social Services. (4th ed., Victorian Council of Social Service, Melb. ) Stein, H. D., and Cloward, R. A., (eds.), Social Perspectives on Behaviour. (Free
Press, 1963.)
Zald, Mayer, N. (ed.), Social Welfare Institutions. (Wiley, 1965.)
*Merton and Nisbet, Contemporary Social Problems. ( Hart-Davis, 1963.) Schorr A. L., Slums and Social Insecurity. (Nelson, 1964.)
Young~iusband, Eileen (ed.), Social Work with Families. ( Allen & Unwin, 1965.)
*Perlman, Helen H., Social Casework. (U. of Chicago P. 1963.)
Ferard, M. L., and Hunnybun, N. K., The Caseworkers Use of Relationships.
(Tavistock Publications, London, 1962.)
Parad, H. J. (ed. ), Crisis Intervention: Selected Readings. (FSAA, 1966.) Additional references particularly from periodicals will be given throughout the course.
EXAMINATION
One 3-hour paper, essay and field work note book.
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