Module SOC1019 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC1019: Contemporary Society: Themes and Perspectives
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Selected topics on:
- Political Economy
- Cultural Change
- Political Transformation
- Globalisation
- Nation-states
- Class
- Gender and Ethnicity
- Media
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 122 | 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 | 20 | 2 hour lectures x 10 weeks |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 1 | One hour introductory lecture to the module |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 2 | Two hour revision session |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 5 | Fortnightly 1 hour tutorials |
| Guided Independent study | 30 | 5 tutorials x 2 readings x 3 hours/reading |
| Guided Independent study | 12 | Preparing for the lectures and tutorials |
| Guided Independent study | 40 | Reading/research/writing the essay |
| Guided Independent study | 40 | Exam preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Castells, M. 1998. The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture, Oxford: Blackwell.
Crompton, R. 1993. Class and Stratification: an introduction to current debates. London: Polity.
Mann, M. 1993. 'National States in Europe and Other Developing Countries', Daedalus, 122 (3): 115-40.
Murray, C. 1990. The Emerging British Underclass. London: IEA.
Ritzer, G. 1996. The McDonaldization of Society. London: Sage.
Skeggs, B. 1997 Formations of class and gender: becoming respectable. London: SAGE Publications.
Course materials will be provided on ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/
