ASC5002 Sociocultural perspectives of addiction
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
ASC5002 Sociocultural perspectives of addiction is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ASC5002
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ASC5002
No unit lists ASC5002 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit foregrounds the role that sociocultural factors play in understandings and experiences of addiction. It aims to deepen students’ comprehension of addictive behaviours within a broader sociocultural context.
Students will consider insights and perspectives from a broad spectrum of social science disciplines, such as sociology, criminology, politics, history, literature, psychology, anthropology, and cultural and media studies.
Areas covered include the cultural (re)positioning of drugs throughout human history, the role of media in addiction discourse and dialogue, and the intersection of addictive behaviours with group narratives, identities and norms.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Online |
Assessment
- Critical book review (3,000 words)45%
- Cultural change project (4,000 - 4,500 words)55%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically analyse addiction models and discourses from a sociocultural perspective.
- 2
Analyse ways in which addiction is discussed and framed in popular media, public dialogue and scientific inquiry, historically and today.
- 3
Explain sociocultural and ethical considerations that converge with addiction science and policy.
- 4
Evaluate the role of addictive behaviours in contemporary cultural practices, identities, meanings and values, including among specific groups (such as youth, sexual and gender minorities, Indigenous Australians).
- 5
Examine the dynamic of physical, social and psychological landscapes in relation to addiction and the maintenance of health and well-being.
- 6
Appraise the role of sociocultural factors in changing patterns and phenomenology of addictive behaviours, across the general population and within specific groups.
- 7
Propose evidence-informed addiction interventions that account for sociocultural models and philosophies.
- 8
Interpret and evaluate contemporary addiction research related to contextual factors, such as ethnography, autobiography and narrative analysis, and its role in intervention and practice settings.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
Students enrolling in ASC5002 will be expected to contact the course co-ordinator regularly throughout the semester and participate in online discussion with fellow students and academic staff. Students should expect to spend around 24 hours a week of self-directed learning. This includes accessing online lectures, podcasts and resources as well as participating in forum discussions questions and quizzes via Moodle in addition to conducting offline independent study such as reading, research and writing activities.
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
This unit will be delivered online using the Monash Moodle software delivery system. All learning resources including reading lists will be provided within the unit in Moodle and via Research and Learning Online.
Monash Library Unit Reading Lists can also be searched for via the Library, here.
Required resources: It is essential that students have access to a computer with stable internet connection during this unit of study. Support for logging into Moodle, and recommended settings to improve students' Moodle experience can be found here.
Students will be required to have access to appropriate software to complete assessment tasks and participate in online activities. A range of software is available for download onto Monash and personal devices for students with a Monash Authcate account through the My.Monash Virtual Environment (for example, Microsoft Office 365 is available to enrolled students at no cost). Alternately, students can search the Monash software catalogue here.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Madeleine Russell
- Dr Michael Savic
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Naomi Crafti
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ASC5002?
ASC5002 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ASC5002 offered?
In 2022, ASC5002 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton, with an online option.
Does ASC5002 have an exam?
No. ASC5002 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.