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I'm starting a thread here on #UsefulSocialSciences to show @MakeMayoMatter @JacquiLambie @Stirling_G why it is wrong to stop kids from poorer backgrounds studying in social science. Here are some of the 'useful' & employable things we research & teach. @TASA @MQ_Sociology
Housing affordability: understanding housing markets and how we design better housing policy so young people and the less well off can afford a home. #UsefulSocialSciences
Work & economy: What is happening with modern labour markets - what are the social impacts of insecure work
Work & economy: What is happening with modern labour markets - what are the social impacts of insecure work
Domestic violence: why is it increasing and what can we do about it.
Social policy: how do we know if government social policies work or fail? How do we evaluate them?
Understanding patterns and how to tackle poverty and disadvantage.
Social policy: how do we know if government social policies work or fail? How do we evaluate them?
Understanding patterns and how to tackle poverty and disadvantage.
1/3 I remember protesting about about uni fees as an undergraduate decades ago. Our protest cry of "#EducationForAll not just the rich!" is more relevant now in Australia than ever. @JacquiLambie Rebekha Sharkie @MakeMayoMatter #SaveHASS #UsefulSocialSciences
2/3 How dare politicians say that poor kids can't pursue their passions at university, whatever they are. How dare they say that only rich kids can study philosophy, or literature, or law. Effectively that is what is happening if this legislation passes Senate. #SaveHASS
3/3 It is a myth that graduates in the Humanities and Social Sciences HASS have worse employment outcomes than other disciplines. Our outcomes are better than Science & Maths, Hospitality & Tourism, Psychology. And only a tiny% behind most other areas. @MakeMayoMatter
