Module Details
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Title SOCIAL EXCLUSION
Code SOCI205
Coordinator Dr D Frost
Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology
Dfrost@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2022-23 Level 5 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

To explore and evaluate the theory and practice of social exclusion as it relates to class, 'race', disability, sexual orientation and gender T o consider the impact of social policy on exclusion and policy options/strategies for the future To evaluate the theory and practice of social action as a response to social exclusion To explore the intersectionality of different groups' experiences


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Distinguish and apply different theoretical approaches to social exclusion

(LO2) Evaluate policy responses and social action to counter social exclusion

(LO3) Situate the relationship between exclusion and other forms of social stratification

(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written

(S2) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis

(S3) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing (inc. referencing skills)

Syllabus
 

- Social exclusion as a sociological concept (moral underclass, social integrationist and redistributionist  discourse),
- Social exclusion and New Labour
- Poverty, social exclusion and the 'underclass'
- 'Race' & ethnicity: asylum seekers and refugees 
- 'Race' & ethnicity: Travellers & Gypsies
-  Race' & Ethnicity: education and special educational needs
- Social exclusion and: - Disability - Mental health - Gender - Sexuality

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description:
Attendance Recorded: No
Notes: Lectures are designed to give you a broad sweep of key areas and debates, including theoretical ideas and case studies of excluded groups. Lectures will facilitate your own reading around the subject.

Teaching Method 2 - Seminar
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: Seminars will allow you to explore in more detail a number of issues raised in the lectures. You will be given guidance on reading/research to prepare for these and will be expected to contribute to discussion. Seminars are also an opportunity for you to raise any questions and clarify points made in the lecture.

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 11

 10

         21
Timetable (if known) 60 mins X 1 totaling 11
  		60 mins X 1 totaling 10
  		         
Private Study 129
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
1 x 200 word formative essay plan  0    0       
Assessment 1 1,800 word essay There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :First Semester  0    100       

Recommended Texts
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