SOC4043 - Identities and Inequalities

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

This module introduces students to the historical formation and contemporary experiences of identity, inequality, and division within and across society. This module focusses on the ‘lived experiences’ and prevalence of inequalities across the world with a focus on the UK. Students will be introduced to ways of conceptualising and articulating matters of social class, race and ethnicity, gender, disability, health, generation, and education.

Students will thoroughly examine the relationship between the individual and society, as well as the ways in which inequalities serve to disadvantage social groups throughout their life course. This module will allow students to examine theoretical and empirical work on identity and inequality and explore the ways that inequalities are potentially challenged, resisted, or changed.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures/Workshops
Hours: 40
Intended Group Size: 20

Guided independent study
Hours: 260

Further details relating to assessment

Essay Plan (formative) – As part of a formative assessment to ensure students are feeling confident about approaching their end of semester 1 assessment students will be encouraged to complete an essay plan for discussion within class. These plans will be shared and commented on as a group.

Essay – Students will be required to write about a problem relevant to the teaching content of semester 1. Students should identify a specific case or issue related to identity and inequality and offer a breakdown of the theories that help explain that particular case, the impact on the lives of those involved within their chosen case, and (dependent on case) outline the key policy responses that tackle their chosen case.

In semester two, formative assessment will take place in taught sessions through the use of summary questions to check the development of understanding of difficult concepts.

Integrated Assessment – During the two-week Integrated Assessment period students will work in small groups (3-4) to carry out a case study (of their choice through negotiation with their ML) based on teaching in semester two and apply different areas of criminology and sociology from across their programme of study at Level 4. The presentation type can be negotiated with the module leader. For example, it could be a PowerPoint presentation, a Podcast, a Vlog etc. This must be agreed with the ML before assessment is carried out.

Assessment tasks are designed to measure the extent to which you have satisfied the Level Learning Outcomes for your programme. Some modules, for example where there are professional body (PSRB) requirements, will also test for module-specific skills and knowledge.

Assessment:

001 Word report, 1,000 words; end of Semester 1 50%
002 Case study, small group presentation, 15 minutes; Integrated Assessment period 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Liam Wrigley
Level - 4
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4YL

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