Intimate Relationships (SY0033)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : SPS-3-SYIR

For most of us, the first intimate relationships that we experience are family relationships, although at other stages of our life-cycle non-familial relationships may dominate. The course explores different sociological understandings of such relationships and debates about the nature of social change in personal life. The course reviews research on parent-child relationships, friendship and kinship relationships, sexual relationships and couple relationships, drawing on North American, Australian and New Zealand research as well as British literature.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Sociology, (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
08/01/2008	11:10	13:00	Room G.8, 1 George Square (Neuroscience)	Med+Vet

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Knowledge enabling you to engage in debate about social change and contemporary personal relationships;

- Awareness of sociological research on aspects of personal life that can be used to assess theoretical debates and popular concerns;

- A sense of the significance of sociological work to everyday debates about personal life.

- Experience of methods used in researching personal life