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MURDOCH-S1-EXT-2018-2022
MURDOCH-S1-INT-2018-2022
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Learning outcomes
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Analyse religious beliefs, practice and institutions using sociological theories
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Understand the relationship of religion to wider social processes
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Improve your comprehension and research skills through reading and essay writing
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Additional information
Unit content:The early sociologists predicted that religion would disappear in the modern age. They were wrong – religion
endures, but it has been affected by modernity. How has religion shaped late?modern societies such as
Australia? In this unit, we will examine the classical sociological approaches to religion of Durkheim and
Weber, as well as the Critical stance taken by Marx and Feminist scholars, and the more individual, Existential
understanding of faith espoused by Kierkegaard and William James. Following this, we look at the interaction
between faith and the uniquely late?modern phenomena of Neoliberalism, Globalization, Secularization,
concluding with a discussion of faith’s continuing importance today.
Other notes:It is highly recommended that students complete SOC134 Introduction to Sociology prior to enrolling in this unit.