Undergraduate Module Descriptor

SOC3107: Culture and Wellbeing

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level 6
Credits 15 ECTS Value 7.5
Term(s) and duration

This module ran during term 1 (11 weeks)

Academic staff

Dr Iza Kavedzija (Convenor)

Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

Available via distance learning

No

This module explores wellbeing and the diverse ways in which it is understood or enacted in different social and cultural contexts. While the social sciences have often traditionally tended to focus on social problems, crises and pathologies, in this module we invite thought about the good life. Discussions will be structured around a central question: how do people in different places or situations strive to live well, despite the many challenges they face? A predominantly anthropological perspective on this question will be supplemented by approaches from related disciplines such as sociology, psychology, and philosophy. Drawing on ethnographic examples, we will explore various different conceptualizations and experiences of wellbeing, with respect to a range of issues including work and creativity, affect and emotion, sociality and care.

This module is well-suited to students on interdisciplinary pathways in anthropology, sociology, philosophy and psychology. 

Module created

01/12/2016

Last revised

01/12/2016