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Inequality and Marginalisation

CD631
The problem of Inequality and Marginalization is introduced and different drivers of exclusion, marginalization and inequality in community are explored including drivers of structural violence, and exploring concepts of conflict and peace (Galtung). The unit focuses on deepening participants’ understanding of social exclusion and marginalization, by providing a theological and theoretical framework that explains the process by which certain groups are systematically disadvantaged. The course will look at the ways in which systematic discrimination – on the basis of ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, migrant status or where people live – has shaped certain communities’ social prospects, access to services and ability to defend their own human rights. Students will explore how social exclusion impacts individuals and the broader community. It will analyze how discrimination occurs in public institutions, such as the legal system or education and health services, as well as social institutions such as the household, the course will focus on the ways in which these institutions either challenge or deepen social exclusion. The unit seeks to better identify the drivers of social exclusion, and the mechanisms for addressing the challenges of marginalized groups in a long-term and systemic manner as well as exploring a Biblical framework for a just society. Topics: + Narratives of Social Exclusion, Inequality and Marginalization + Historical Exclusion and Marginalization + Theological Framework around Exclusion and Marginalization + Drivers and Systems that cause and keep Exclusion Horizontal inequality + Conflict and peace (Galtung) + Domains of Social Exclusion, Marginalisation and Inequalities * Ethnicity, Race, Class and Nationality * Migrant and Locality * Religion * Identity and Gender * Women + Challenging Attitudes, Behaviours, Social and Economic Structures

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Pre-requisites
CF503 Introduction to the Bible EN503 Literature and Worldview SS501 Introduction to Sociology

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None.

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Wantirna: Semester 1, 2022

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Available: Semester 1, 2022

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