Module Details |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | Social Change and Social Policy in Contemporary Society 1 | ||
Code | SOCI102 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr D Tepe-Belfrage Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology D.Tepe-Belfrage@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2020-21 | Level 4 FHEQ | First Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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- Encourages you to think about history in sociological terms, particularly about the ways in which an understanding of the past can help to illuminate the present. - Provides you with an appreciation of continuity and change in social life in Britain, with an emphasis, inter alia, on politics, social policy, the economy, family life, and social and cultural relations. - Provides you with an understanding of how different social scientists have studied, described and explained these processes of continuity and change in various areas of social life. - Provides you with a way of putting wider processes of continuity and change in social, cultural, political and historical context. - Provides you with a foundation of theories, concepts and knowledge for study at the second and third years. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Encourages you to describe processes of social continuity and change over time in various areas of social life from a sociological perspective. |
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(LO2) Encourages you to think critically about what we gain by investigating the links between the present and the past. |
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(LO3) Encourages you to apply and evaluate sociological theories and concepts in relation to various conceptual, methodological and empirical issues surrounding the question of history and the analysis of social change in various areas of social life. |
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(LO4) Supports the transition to modules in the second year with knowledge and understanding of key events and debates in social, political and economic life. |
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(S1) The capacity to think sociologically about various aspects of British life in historical perspective. |
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(S2) The capacity to draw on theories, concepts and evidence in support of arguments and analyses. |
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(S3) The capacity to critically evaluate theories, concepts and evidence used in support of others' arguments and analyses. |
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(S4) Study skills: including note-taking, presenting arguments and critical thinking. |
Syllabus |
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The module covers continuity and change in British social life over the 20th and early 21st centuries. Topics include: Politics, economics , the family, social and cultural relations and the role of social policy in shaping change |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lecture Teaching Method 2 - Seminar Contact hours will change in line with the switch to the hybrid module outlined below. |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
12 |
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Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 127 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
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Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
The essay will consist of two smaller essays (each 1000 words) answering a choice of two questions. One question will have to address the ï¬rst more historical section of the module while the other w | The essay will consi | 100 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |