2023/24 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

SLSP0121 Social Inequalities in Contemporary Society

40 creditsClass Size: 90

Module manager: Dr Richard Tavernier
Email: R.T.Tavernier@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2023/24

Pre-requisite qualifications

GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above or equivalent

Module replaces

SLSP0011 Understanding Social Divisions in Contemporary British SocietySLSP0101 Studying Childhood and YouthSLSP0071 Race and EthnicitySLSP0050 Thinking About Disability

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Describe the main social divisions in contemporary society
- Describe the key theoretical approaches to understanding age; gender; sexuality; class; race and ethnicity; disability and health
- Understand the differences between competing perspectives
- Understand how inequalities amongst individuals and groups develop historically, culturally and structurally
- Indentify practices intended to combat social inequalities and disadvantage
- Undertake and engage in direct study and activities with appropriate guidance
- Develop lines of argument and make reasoned judgements in accordance with basic theories and concepts
- Communicate the results of their study accurately with structured and reasoned arguments

Learning outcomes
This module provides an introduction to understanding how society is socially divided based on key sociological concepts. The inequalities associated with gender, class, race, disability and health will be explored to give students a thorough understanding of how individuals and groups in society are disadvantaged across the life-course. The module is designed to enable students to use theory to understand social change, social institutions; and how practices and policies attempt to address inequalities and discrimination.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to social divisions (week 3)
2. Age: childhood and youth (week 4)
3. Researching adulthood (week 5)
4. Gender: traditional (week 6)
5. Gender: contemporary (week 7)
6. Sexuality: institutionalisation of heterosexuality (week 8)
7. Class: the concept (week 9)
8. Class: contemporary debates (week 10)
9. Recap and essay planning (week 11)
10. Race and ethnicity: concepts of race and ethnicity: inequalities and disadvantage (week 1)
11. Race and ethnicity: migration: push-pull factors (week 2)
12. Researching race in the media (week 3)
13. Race and ethnicity: the British Riots 1950s - 2001 (week 4)
14. Disability: a historical perspective (week 5)
15. Disability: the medical and social model (week 6)
16. Disability: representations of disables people in society (week 7)
17. Health: the key debates (week 8)
18. Health: across the life-course (week 9)
19. Health: addressing health inequalities (week 10)
20. Recap and exam preparation (week 11)

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	18	1.00	18.00
Seminar	18	2.00	36.00
Private study hours			346.00
Total Contact hours			54.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			400.00

Private study

200 hours preparation for lectures and seminars
146 hours preparation for assessment

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Essays, exam, attendance, participation in tutorials.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	1 x 1,500 words	35.00
Essay	1 x 1,500 words	50.00
Essay	1 x 1,200 words	15.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

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 website

Last updated: 28/04/2023 14:51:52

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