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 |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary |
How can we conceptualise the inequalities of social class, generation, race, disability and gender? How are such inequalities bought about through processes across the life course, from cradle to grave? This course aims to make the student familiar with the social structure and the institutional contexts across life courses and the corresponding social and public policies and other forms of social protection. The course focuses on policies and other forms of protection 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. The course takes the UK as its focus, although students are also encouraged to take a comparative perspective.
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| Course description |
Course Structure
Part 1: Conceptualising inequality
19 Sep 2016
Week 1: Defining inequality, thinking about the life course (VS)
26 Sep 2016
Week 2: Inequalities manifested ¿ social stratification (VS)
3 Oct 2016
Week 3: Static and dynamic aspects of inequality (VS)
10 Oct 2016
Week 4: Intersectionality and inequality (RH)
Part 2: Key transitions and inequalities
17 Oct 2016
Week 5: Inequalities during Primary and Secondary Education (IK)
24 Oct 2016
Week 6: Youth transitions (AP)
31 Oct 2016
Week 7: Combining work and family ¿ Gender perspectives (IK)
7 Nov 2016
Week 8: Income security in old age (LR)
Part 3: Working with policy makers to reduce inequalities across the life course
14 Nov 2016
Week 9: An introduction to policy impact evaluation (VS)
21 Nov 2016
Week 10: Negotiating discourse (RH)
28 Nov 2016
Week 11: Revision week (VS)
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | 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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| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2016/17, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 11,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Long-essay (3,000 words) 40%
1 two hour exam 60%
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- become familiar with the terms used in debates around inequalities of social class, generation and gender
- be able to articulate the use of various social policies as applied across the life course
- understand the value of a longitudinal approach to empirical research in this area
- 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
- become familiar with Issues of measurement and how these impact on policy formulation and evaluation
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Inequality,poverty,life course,social class,social |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Valeria Skafida
Tel: (0131 6)51 3215
Email: Valeria.Skafida@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Daniel Jackson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3932
Email: Daniel.Jackson@ed.ac.uk |
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