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14076

SOCIOL 315

: Law, Inequality and the State
2023 Semester Two (1235)
Examines, in a comparative mode, how law as a set of social relations and categories can both create and remedy inequalities of gender, race, and class.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Sociology or 15 points from CRIM 201, 202 or 30 points at Stage II in Global Politics and Human Rights
Restriction: SOCIOL 215
14077

SOCIOL 315

: Law, Inequality and the State
2022 Semester One (1223)
Examines, in a comparative mode, how law as a set of social relations and categories can both create and remedy inequalities of gender, race, and class.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Sociology or 15 points from CRIM 201, 202 or 30 points at Stage II in Global Politics and Human Rights
Restriction: SOCIOL 215
14078

SOCIOL 317

: Changing Welfare State Policies
2020 Semester One (1203)
Examines the differing origins and possible futures of welfare states. Using a range of theoretical viewpoints, the course considers the historical shift from a Keynesian welfare state to a neo-liberal state and questions whether recent ‘Third Way’ policies provide a solution to future welfare needs. The course is comparative, but will concentrate mostly on Aotearoa New Zealand.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in International Relations and Business or Sociology, or SOCSCIPH 200
14079

SOCIOL 322

: A Sociology of Relational Life
2023 Semester Two (1235)
Introduces students to new developments in sociology by examining the significance of our relationships to others: intimate partners, friends, acquaintances, and even pets. The course considers the ways relationships are embedded in life through everyday practices, sharing photographs, and telling stories. In so doing, it engages with contemporary debates about the rise of individualism and the decline of family life.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Sociology
14080

SOCIOL 326

: Sociology of Violence and Death
2025 Semester Two (1255)
Drawing on writings from a variety of intellectual traditions, this course explores the contested nature of violence through an examination of a number of contemporary debates about the causes, agents, consequences, as well as responses to and interventions in, incidents of violence.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Sociology, or 15 points at Stage II in Sociology and CRIM 201 or 202, or 30 points at Stage II in Health and Society
14081

SOCIOL 326

: Sociology of Violence and Death
2024 Semester Two (1245)
Drawing on writings from a variety of intellectual traditions, this course explores the contested nature of violence through an examination of a number of contemporary debates about the causes, agents, consequences, as well as responses to and interventions in, incidents of violence.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Sociology, or 15 points at Stage II in Sociology and CRIM 201 or 202, or 30 points at Stage II in Health and Society
14082

SOCIOL 326

: Sociology of Violence and Death
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Drawing on writings from a variety of intellectual traditions, this course explores the contested nature of violence through an examination of a number of contemporary debates about the causes, agents, consequences, as well as responses to and interventions in, incidents of violence.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Sociology, or 15 points at Stage II in Sociology and CRIM 201 or 202, or 30 points at Stage II in Health and Society
14083

SOCIOL 326

: Sociology of Violence and Death
2020 Semester One (1203)
Drawing on writings from a variety of intellectual traditions, this course explores the contested nature of violence through an examination of a number of contemporary debates about the causes, agents, consequences, as well as responses to and interventions in, incidents of violence.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Sociology, or 15 points at Stage II in Sociology and CRIM 201 or 202
14084

SOCIOL 333

: Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine
2023 Semester Two (1235)
Presents a conceptual and topical overview of the Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine. Specific topics to be addressed include: the social distribution of disease; the social production of disease; the social construction of 'illness'; the social construction of treatment practices; patient experiences of illness and healthcare; the social organisation of medicine; and alternative visions of healthcare.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Sociology, or COMMS 212 and 15 points in Sociology, or 30 points in Health and Society, or HLTHSOC 100 with a B+ or better, or SOCSCIPH 200
14085

SOCIOL 334

: Youth Sociology
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Introduces students to literature in the social constructions of youth identity in society by exploring relationships between youth identity, crime, deviance, public policy, media and moral panics, popular culture, class, gender and ethnicity in modern society using 'youth-focused' theoretical and empirical work.
Subject: Sociology
Prerequisite: 60 points passed at Stage II in the BA
14086

SOCIOL 700

: Advanced Problems in Sociological Theory
2022 Semester One (1223)
Explores gender and sexuality through theories influenced by Marx and Freud. Deleuze (with Felix Guattari) and Lacan are typically used to problematise the relationship of the subject to the capitalist patriarchy. Draws on feminist, queer and trans theory. Scope to research on alternative themes such as race.
Subject: Sociology
Restriction: SOCIOL 733
14087

SOCIOL 703

: Sociology of Mental Health
2025 Semester Two (1255)
Interrogates advanced sociological theories of medicine and psychiatry, investigating mental health interventions as social, economic, cultural and political projects. Key issues will include The Enlightenment and theories of the self, the rise of science and the 'psy' professionals, institutionalisation and community care, current sociological theories of mental health, the medicalisation of everyday life, and gender, race and mental illness.
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions
14088

SOCIOL 703

: Sociology of Mental Health
2023 Semester One (1233)
Interrogates advanced sociological theories of medicine and psychiatry, investigating mental health interventions as social, economic, cultural and political projects. Key issues will include The Enlightenment and theories of the self, the rise of science and the 'psy' professionals, institutionalisation and community care, current sociological theories of mental health, the medicalisation of everyday life, and gender, race and mental illness.
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions
14089

SOCIOL 703

: Sociology of Mental Health
2021 Semester Two (1215)
Interrogates advanced sociological theories of medicine and psychiatry, investigating mental health interventions as social, economic, cultural and political projects. Key issues will include The Enlightenment and theories of the self, the rise of science and the 'psy' professionals, institutionalisation and community care, current sociological theories of mental health, the medicalisation of everyday life, and gender, race and mental illness.
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions
14090

SOCIOL 706

: The Sociology of Disasters
2025 Semester One (1253)
Disasters are increasing in scale, cost, frequency and severity. This course examines their causes and consequences and considers their future avoidance. In doing so it draws on social theory, Science and Technology Studies, and broad literatures on disaster. Topics include: the risk society thesis, the social patterning of disasters, and the political economy of disasters (disaster capitalism).
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions
14091

SOCIOL 706

: Special Topic: The Sociology of Disasters
2024 Semester One (1243)
Disasters are increasing in scale, cost, frequency and severity. This course examines their causes and consequences and considers their future avoidance. In doing so it draws on social theory, Science and Technology Studies, and broad literatures on disaster. Topics include: the risk society thesis, the social patterning of disasters, and the political economy of disasters (disaster capitalism).
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions
14092

SOCIOL 706

: Special Topic: The Sociology of Disasters
2022 Semester One (1223)
Disasters are increasing in scale, cost, frequency and severity. This course examines their causes and consequences and considers their future avoidance. In doing so it draws on social theory, Science and Technology Studies, and broad literatures on disaster. Topics include: the risk society thesis, the social patterning of disasters, and the political economy of disasters (disaster capitalism).
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions
14093

SOCIOL 707

: Special Topic: Governing Population and Society
2024 Semester Two (1245)
Explores the relationship between population, state and society with a particular emphasis on the settler colonial and post colonial context of Aotearoa New Zealand and the South Pacific. Social theories of biopolitics, gender, racism and technology are examined in order to develop critical insights into population ‘problems’ of migration, borders, fertility/mortality, citizenship and diversity.
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions
14094

SOCIOL 707

: Special Topic: Governing Population and Society
2023 Semester Two (1235)
Explores the relationship between population, state and society with a particular emphasis on the settler colonial and post colonial context of Aotearoa New Zealand and the South Pacific. Social theories of biopolitics, gender, racism and technology are examined in order to develop critical insights into population ‘problems’ of migration, borders, fertility/mortality, citizenship and diversity.
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions
14095

SOCIOL 709

: Special Topic: Sociology of Universities
2024 Semester Two (1245)
Interrogates the purpose of a university from a sociological lens. Explores how the university is imagined and the different social drivers that guide the ‘purpose’ of a university. Topics include non-performative diversity, the university as a site for ‘cultural wars’, the neoliberal university, critic and conscience and academic freedom.
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions
14096

SOCIOL 709

: Special Topic: Sociology of Universities
2023 Semester Two (1235)
Interrogates the purpose of a university from a sociological lens. Explores how the university is imagined and the different social drivers that guide the ‘purpose’ of a university. Topics include non-performative diversity, the university as a site for ‘cultural wars’, the neoliberal university, critic and conscience and academic freedom.
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions
14097

SOCIOL 710

: Special Topic: Environmental Justice and Environmental Crimes
2024 Semester One (1243)
An advanced study of sociological and green criminology approaches to environmental harms that illuminates the complex social processes that creates them. This course critically analyses phenomenon that harms humans, non-humans and the environment. Examines the complex political, cultural, economic factors, and social factors contributing to them, as well as the social responses to address these problems.
Subject: Sociology
No pre-requisites or restrictions
14098

SOCIOL 718

: Research Projects: Design and Practice
2025 Semester One (1253)
Explores some of the major principles of research design and practice before discussing particular methods of research. Students will work through problem definition, literature review, and research design. Both ‘empirical’ and ‘theoretical’ projects will be encouraged.
Subject: Sociology
Restriction: SOCIOL 731, SOCSCRES 701
14099

SOCIOL 718

: Research Projects: Design and Practice
2024 Semester One (1243)
Explores some of the major principles of research design and practice before discussing particular methods of research. Students will work through problem definition, literature review, and research design. Both ‘empirical’ and ‘theoretical’ projects will be encouraged.
Subject: Sociology
Restriction: SOCIOL 731, SOCSCRES 701
14100

SOCIOL 718

: Research Projects: Design and Practice
2023 Semester One (1233)
Explores some of the major principles of research design and practice before discussing particular methods of research. Students will work through problem definition, literature review, and research design. Both ‘empirical’ and ‘theoretical’ projects will be encouraged.
Subject: Sociology
Restriction: SOCIOL 731, SOCSCRES 701