College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Culture and Perception
Module SOC3032 for 2019/0
Module SOC3032 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC3032: Culture and Perception
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 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)
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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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 |
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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 |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 22 | 11 x 2 weekly seminars |
Guided Independent Study | 44 | 22 x 2 hours of course readings |
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).