On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Identify key sociological theories, range of theoretical approaches and tools for explaining the sociological dimensions of education and care;
2. Analyse the role and impact of political, economic and social aspects of difference and how they have influenced sociological constructions of family, community and schooling;
3. Explain key concepts and theoretical approaches for exploring culture, community, class, identity, subjectivity, diversity, religion, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, power and agency;
4. Examine the social construction of contemporary childhood and its influence on the changing nature of being a child in families, the community and educational settings;
5. Describe how social, historical and cultural practices have impacted on the educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children;
6. Apply critical thinking skills to analyse contemporary teaching and learning based on sociological theories;
7. Construct and evaluate arguments by reference to appropriate sources and theory;
8. Analyse one�fs own personal, physical, learning and emotional needs to apply appropriate self-directed learning strategies.

- society and community, The political, economic and social aspects of difference and community through historical and contemporary sociological understandings
- concepts of subjectivity and identity as related to consciousness, agency, personhood, Reality and relationship to how individuals are shaped by being in The World
- understandings of culture, agency, power through theories of culture, diversity, postcolonial, Feminism and social Constructivism
- social class, levels of power and wealth
- foundational concepts in The Study of gender: identity, sexuality, family, religion, The body, cultural practices and gender norms in light of contemporary gender theories
- The social construction of childhood and The Importance of Examining contemporary and diverse childhoods and Understanding children?fs role in families, community and education
- sociological perspectives on race, ethnicity and shared cultures: practices, values, and beliefs of A group, cultural characteristics as objects of Collective discrimination
- impact of social and cultural practices on The educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: their heritage and cultural practices