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PSY4002 Cultural Influences on Families in the Australian Context
SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Credit Points: 15
 
Description:

This unit introduces students to issues of culture and its influence on the ways in which diverse Australian families (including indigenous families) define themselves in the context of a multicultural society. Students will consider matters of cultural identity, religion, the impact of discrimination and prejudice on families and how families negotiate their identities as both Australian and ‘different’ from the ‘mainstream’.

This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets
F87Graduate Certificate of Family Practice
S09Graduate Diploma of Family Practice
I14Master of Family Practice
 
 
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 9/30/2006 VET: 9/30/2006