College of Social Sciences and International Studies

Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society: Part 2: Bodies in Society
Module SOC2088 for 2023/4

Undergraduate Module Descriptor

SOC2088: Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society: Part 2: Bodies in Society

This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.

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

Theorising the body:

Foucault on Bodies

Bourdieu on Bodies

Goffman, stigma and bodies

Lock and Local Biologies

Marking, performing and displaying bodies

Bodies as sites of construction and consumption

Reproductive bodies, sleep and regulation

Technologies of bodies, modification and body projects

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 Activities	22	11 x 2 hour weekly lectures / seminars (or 1 hour lecture + 1 hour seminar)
Guided independent study	18	Discussing readings (summative) or preparing a research-based essay (summative)
Guided independent study	80	Reading and research, with roughly 10% dedicated to seminar preparation
Guided independent study	30	Web-based activities

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

News media, blogs and online fora.

Films and relevant feature films.