2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
SLSP3112 Gender, Generation and the Life Course
20 creditsClass Size: 60
Module manager: Sarah Irwin
Email: s.irwin@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2008/09
Pre-requisite qualifications
Normally 40 credits at level 2 from programmes of study within the Faculty of ESSL or related disciplines.Module replaces
SLSP3111 Age, Generation and the Life CourseThis module is approved as an Elective
Module summary
The module will explore some key developments in the social organisation, and reshaping, of gender, generational and life course differences. We will look at changing family forms at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, the rise and fall of the breadwinner model, changing patterns of childbirth, change in the experience of childhood, youth, parenthood, and later life, and death and dying in contemporary Britain. The module will also explore links between the life course and the changing world of work and paid employment, and related changes in patterns of inequality, between women and men, between age groups and across generations.Contact: Dr Sarah Irwin s.irwin@leeds.ac.uk or undergradsociologysocialpolicy@leeds.ac.ukObjectives
On successful completion of this module, students should have developed a critical understanding of the importance of age, gender and generation in shaping social change. They will understand some key developments in the links between work and family, and the changing position of women and men and those in different life course stages. They will have engaged with major debates concerning the making of the modern life course and changes in its contours, and developed insights into related patterns of social change.Skills outcomes
Development of critical analytic understanding of key issues in social life;
Presentational skills
Development of critical analytic understanding of key issues in social life;
Presentational skills
Syllabus
The module will explore some key developments in the social organisation, and reshaping, of gender, generational and life course differences. We will look at changing family forms at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, the rise and fall of the breadwinner model, changing patterns of childbirth, change in the experience of childhood, youth, parenthood, and later life, and death and dying in contemporary Britain. The module will also explore links between the life course and the changing world of work and paid employment, and related changes in patterns of inequality, between women and men, between age groups and across generations.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| Private study hours | 179.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 21.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Private study
179: 30 hours reading for lectures, 60 hours reading for tutorials, 89 hours for exams and essaysOpportunities for Formative Feedback
Seminar workClasswork essay
Seminar attendance
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Essay | 3,000 words | 50.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 50.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 50.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 50.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 30/04/2009
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