Undergraduate Module Descriptor

SOC3032: Culture and Perception in Everyday Life

This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.

Module Aims

To consider classic and current literature on culture and perception

To compare different theoretical models of culture and how culture works

To critically assess claims about value, veracity and causality in accounts about reality

To be aware of how cultural theories of reality and perception have applications in relation to real-world problems (such as health/illness, disability and identity politics)

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here – you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. demonstrate an awareness of classic and current literature on culture and perception; 2. identify the practices that buttress claims about the nature of reality;
Discipline-Specific Skills	3. exemplify theoretical concepts with grounded case study examples; 4. critically assess key perspectives on culture and perception;
Personal and Key Skills	5. critically assess claims about the nature of reality in everyday life; and 6. write persuasively about aspects of the social world.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following themes:

Convention and the Unconventional

Figuring Realities

Embodying Realities

Variations across culture and time

Reflexivity

Multiple Realities and their Maintenance

Perception as Action

Cultural Pragmatics

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
22	128	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity	22	11 x 2 weekly seminars
Guided Independent Study	44	22 course readings x 2 hours
Guided Independent Study	42	Reading/research/writing the essay
Guided Independent Study	42	Revision for Examination

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).