HSW219 - Self and Society
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Waterfront (Geelong), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: John Fox |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HSW112 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour lecture per week supported by weekly online independent and collaborative learning activities. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online students only: Online independent and collaborative learning activities will support learning across the trimester. NIKERI-CBD students only: Online independent and collaborative learning activities including online practical experiences (workshops). |
| In-person attendance requirements: | NIKERI-CBD students only: there are compulsory intensives for all students at the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute, Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus. These intensives are arranged by year-level. Please contact the NIKERI Social Work Course Team for more information on 1800 063 383 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Note:*National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute students only. ^Online students are expected to attend a one day seminar at Waterfront (Geelong) | |
Content
This unit provides an overview of theories about the social construction of the self from a critical social work perspective. It will ground these theories in an analysis of human development across the life course in the context of the major social divisions in society. More specifically, the unit explores: agency-structure debates and the role of subjectivity in shaping the self; theories of human and family development across the lifespan, including the social construction of childhood; the self as both a relational and autonomous being; contributions from humanism, feminism, psychoanalysis and postmodern thinking to developing an understanding of the self; and the role of privilege and oppression in shaping the individual.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Articulate key terms, and their definitions, which are used in a sociological understanding of the self. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Understand and discuss at least two theories of human development. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Utilise at least one theory which links the experience and prospects of individuals to the social structure and its major divisions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Compose a basic reflective account of the relationship of identity, including aspects of privilege and oppression, to social position. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Three reflective journals | 3 journals: 1500 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 2: Written assignment | 2000 words | 50% |
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| Assessment 3: Participation | 10% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HSW219 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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