We live in an increasingly dynamic world with divisions between rich and poor, citizens and refugees, men and women, East and West, black and white, Christian and Muslim the list is endless. These divisions structure the web of our social relationships. Sociologists are interested in exploring these relationships, how they become institutionalised, and the many tensions that arise from them. This major focuses on the dynamics of these social relationships and the processes of social change in contemporary societies.

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