SDG Detail

SOCIOL 101/101G : Understanding Aotearoa New Zealand

Undergraduate course

Project description

The course invites you to think sociologically about life in Aotearoa New Zealand. In focusing on the social processes, institutions and identities that make New Zealand what it is today, the course asks you to think in possibly new and different ways about what it means to live here today. In particular, you will have an opportunity to explore the way in which your life and the lives of your family and friends are shaped by major axes of difference such as: � Ethnicity � Gender � Sexuality � Class Additionally, you will get to explore a number of current social debates, for example, about settler colonialism, housing as a human right, freedom of speech. We will use both written texts and audio-visual material to examine these matters.

Year 2022

Location New Zealand

Organization University of Auckland

Project aims

Project outcome

By the end of this course, students will be able to: Be able to define and apply a range of sociological concepts to the study of Aotearoa New Zealand society (Capability 1.1 and 1.2) Be able to explain the sociological imagination and apply it to a range of social justice issues related to inequality and sustainability (Capability 1.1, 1.2 and 6.3) Have a foundational sociological understanding of Aotearoa New Zealand society as a settler-state. (Capability 6.1) Have a foundational sociological understanding of New Zealand cultural diversity (Capability 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3) Be able to effectively communicate an argument in academic English (Capability 4.1 and 4.2) Have developed skills in analysing sociological readings (Capability 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3)