Undergraduate Course: Social Inequality and the Life Course (SCPL10020)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Social Policy |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
How can we think about the inequalities of social class, generation and gender? How are such inequalities bought about through processes across the life course? This course aims to make the student familiar with the social structure and the institutional contexts across life courses and the corresponding social policies. The course focuses on social policies that are used to support human development and family formation, childhood and educational trajectories, vocational training, labour market entry, occupational careers and income trajectories, retirement and ageing. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should have at least 3 Social Policy or closely related courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
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| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To become familiar with the terms used in debates around inequalities of social class, generation and gender
To be able to articulate the use of various social policies as applied across the life course
To understand the value of a longitudinal approach to empirical research in this area
To be able to develop a framework and set of criteria for assessing social policy provision; and to strengthen skills in policy analysis and policy making
To have an understanding of the implications of social policies for the distribution and quality of social and economic security as achieved by different groups in society over the life course
To become familiar with Issues of measurement and how these impact on policy formulation and evaluation
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Assessment Information
Class participation, including an oral presentation to the class and reading 5%
Long-essay (3,000 words) 45%
1 two hour exam 50%
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Inequality, poverty, life course, social class, social |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Alison Koslowski
Tel: (0131 6)51 1147
Email: alison.koslowski@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Louise Angus
Tel: (0131 6)50 3923
Email: L.Angus@ed.ac.uk |
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