Undergraduate Course: Intimate Relationships (SCIL10023)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | 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. |
| Course description |
Intimacy: the Concept & Debates
From 'the Family' to Family Practices
Myths About the Past and Visions of the Future
Parenting and Intimacy: Gender Blending and Democracy?
Suffusing of Friendship and Kinship
Sex and Intimacy
The Couple Intimate and Equal
Mobility and Relationships
Intimate Relationships at-a-distance
Conclusions
Revision Session
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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 2 social science courses (such as Sociology, Politics, Social Policy, Social Anthropology, etc) at grade B or above. We will only consider University/College level courses |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 70 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
35% Fieldwork Entries (1000 words)
65% Essay (4000 words) |
| Feedback |
There is opportunity to submit both the research diary and the blog entry for feedback prior to final submission for assessment. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- 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
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Reading List
| see Sociology web pages for honours classes |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Lecture followed by student led seminar or small group discussions. |
| Keywords | intimacy,family,friendship,sexual relationships,gender,class,globalization,living alone |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Shruti Chaudhry
Tel:
Email: Shruti.Chaudhry@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Ian McClory
Tel: (0131 6)50 3932
Email: Ian.McClory@ed.ac.uk |
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