Postgraduate Course: The Ethnology of Social Organisation (SCET11004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Scottish Ethnology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is designed to explore the ties which link the individual to others in the Scottish context past and present, and the means by which they may be described and analysed. The first term has as its focus the various institutions which form elements of a society: the household, the extended family, the neighbourhood, and associations created by common religous affiliation, the world of work, leisure activites or other common pursuits, and themes which are connected with these, the means by which society is regulated, insider-outsider perceptions, and the concept of "belonging". The second term places its emphasis on the ways in which these institutions have been and are manifested in a series of community types and includes a critique of the term "community": the highland township and the highland estate, the lowland farm, fishing, mining and manufacturing/industrial communities, the Irish, Jewish and Scottish Traveller community, the urban complex. These case studies allow an opportunity to elaborate on the principles for the study of society explored in term 1.
The resources for this course take the form of essays, monographs, autobiographies, journal articles and archive materials, and informants and specialist speakers on occasion. Comparative data from other cultures, such as Ireland, Norway and Brittany, is introduced. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will come to recognise the ties which link the individual to others in the Scottish context past and present, and the means by which they may be described and analysed. |
Assessment Information
| One essay of 4,000 words. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Margaret Mackay
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: Margaret.A.Mackay@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: christine.lennie@ed.ac.uk |
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