CYP4072 - Childhood, Society and Social Policy

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Compare and contrast perspectives on childhood within and outside the UK which inform social policy relating to children, young people and families;
Point out key developments in law, policy and practice relating to children, young people and families;
Analyse contemporary UK social policy within historical and international patterns;
Outline tensions and balances inherent in social policy formulation relating to children, young people and families.

Content:

In this module students will study:
1 Perspectives on childhood that underpin social policy: historical, geographical, sociological, philosophical and psychological.
2 The changing status of children within families and society, e.g. the emergence of children’s rights.
3 The nature of the changing relationship between state, families and children.
4 Social policy in contexts, e.g. education, health, social services, law.
5 The responses of government and society to child poverty.

Learning and Teaching Information:

This module will be taught using a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshops, and tutorials – some of which will be student-led. Students could be expected to prepare for the sessions by reading set texts and completion of tasks set in class or via the VLE and will be expected to take part in a wide range of learning activities.

Students may be required to prepare and present a brief presentation as the basis for discussion in seminar or workshops.

Lectures, seminars and workshops
Hours: 33
Intended group size: Cohort

On-line support and small group tutorials
Hours: 1 (min)
Intended group size: 6-10

Guided independent study
Hours: 166

Assessment:

001 Poster presentation and written rationale of 1000 words (1 x 2000 word equiv) semester 1 week 5 50%
002 Essay 1 x 2000 words semester 1 week 10 50%


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