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Sociological Studies Some of the most important issues of the 21st Century, such as crime, migration, poverty, ageing, nationalism, religion and world hunger, are the subject matter of Sociology and Social Policy. Sociologists try and understand these issues from a theoretical perspective, while Social Policy explores how governments deliver welfare to citizens, and examines how modern societies understand poverty, human need and equality. SCS1001 The Sociological Imagination 10 Credits AUTUMN Lectures Monday 15.10 – 16.00 Aims/Description: This module aims to introduce students to basic sociological concepts, such as 'the sociological imagination', 'social interaction', 'social identity', 'deviance' and 'globalisation' and illustrate how these can be applied to everyday life. Drawing on the work of key thinkers in sociology, a range of everyday life situations, such as mobile phone use, shopping and travel will be used as exemplary cases Staff Contact: Kevin Farnsworth SCS1003 Social Divisions in Contemporary Society 10 Credits AUTUMN Lectures Monday 10.00 – 10.50 Aims/Description: The aim of this unit is to explore a key concern of sociology to explain how and why material and symbolic rewards are distributed unequally. It will consider the unequal distribution of wealth, privilege and power and, in doing so, will question common-‐sense understandings of various inequalities in society. It will focus on various social divisions including the `big three' of social class, gender and race, as well as sexuality, age, religion and disability. Major themes will be explored with a predominantly British-‐ and policy-‐related focus, although global divisions and inequalities will also be included for consideration. Staff Contact: Kevin Farnsworth Teaching Methods: Lectures, Independent Study, Drop-‐in surgeries Assessments: Formal Exam SCS1005 Gender, Sexuality and Society 10 Credits AUTUMN Lectures Tuesday 14.10-‐15.00 Aims/Description: This unit intends to address the following questions regarding gender and sexuality and their interaction with society: What do we mean by gender and sexuality? How do we do gender and sexuality? How do we see gender and sexuality? How do we control gender and sexuality? Staff Contact: Kevin Farnsworth Teaching Methods: Lectures, Independent Study, Drop-‐in surgeries Assessments: Course work SCS1007 Understanding Crime 10 Credits SPRING Lectures Monday 15.10 -‐ 16.00 28
Aims/Description: Crime is a major social problem in virtually all societies. In this module, sociological understandings of crime are discussed, often with reference to their implications for policy. The module will introduce you to major research about crime in contemporary Britain and help you to understand the contribution of sociology to its analysis. This module will be of value to anyone thinking about a career in the criminal justice services, journalism, public service, the voluntary sector and anyone interested in understanding the significance of crime in contemporary British society Staff Contact: Kevin Farnsworth Teaching Methods: Lectures, Independent Study, Drop-‐in surgeries Assessments: Course work SCS1009 Social Policy and Social Problems 10 Credits SPRING Lectures Tuesdays 10.00-‐10.50 Aims/Description: This module introduces students to some of the material and theoretical concerns of social policy by addressing the question -‐ "What are social problems and how do societies deal with them?". It considers collective responses to social problems in historical and contemporary context, and the effects of social change on the design and delivery of welfare policies in economically advanced countries. It also explores changes in the ways that policy is made and presented, and the problems of funding and delivering welfare services in the twenty-‐first century. Staff Contact: Kevin Farnsworth Teaching Methods: Lectures, Independent Study, Drop-‐in surgeries Assessments: Formal Exam SCS1011 Classical Sociological Theory 10 Credits SPRING Lectures Thursdays 3.10-‐4.00 Aims/Description: The aim of this module is to introduce foundational theories in sociology. The lectures will describe the ideas of leading theorists Durkheim, Marx, and Weber with reference to the social context in which they lived and wrote. Lectures will analyze the primary texts of sociological thought with reference to the social contexts in which they emerged. This will include a look at the concerns of the first generation of sociological thinkers, their understanding of changes in European societies at the time, and the way in which their ideas inform an understanding of issues and problems in the contemporary world. Staff Contact: Kevin Farnsworth Teaching Methods: Lectures, Independent Study, Drop-‐in surgeries Assessments: Formal Exam SCS1013 The Globalisation of Culture: Persistence and Change 10 Credits SPRING Lectures Tuesdays 12.10-‐13.00 Aims/Description: This unit will take a social anthropological approach towards understanding the concept of culture and the ways in which it informs the organisation and practices of societies around the world -‐ specifically in terms of their values and belief systems and traditional practices. From this basis, it will go on to not only examine the impact of social change and globalisation on 29
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