Themes and Perspectives II (L3069)
Themes and Perspectives in Sociology II
Module L3069
Module details for 2009 cohort.
18 credits
FHEQ Level 4
Learning Outcomes
Students will be expected to have a broad understanding of main themes in sociology and key perspectives and evidence pertaining to them. They will be expected to understand key issues and to develop a critical perspective on them based on theoretical argument and evidence. They should be able to develop more focused and developed understandings and assessments of specific, selected issues and themes. These will be tested by non-assessed essay and exam assessment.
Module Outline
In the spring term this course looks at how sociology and modern capitalism have developed since their early days? Has the relationship of individual to society and to the structure of power and social divisions changed? Are there new forms of power and stratification which are important and new problems of cohesion and community or fragmentation and alienation? What new social divisions and problems are important; what new variations in capitalism are developing; and what is the story behind the collapse of capitalism's alternative, socialism, and behind emerging trends such as globalisation and environmental problems? The course continues in the summer by looking at some of the most recent perspectives on contemporary capitalism. Has capitalism now triumphed over other alternatives or has the world been divided into competing civilisations? Has the industrial nature of capitalism dwindled to be replaced by an entirely new post-industrial era of services and information and new forms of society and power which follow from that? Do we no longer live in a modern world so much as a post-modern one?
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 50.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Essay | Spring Week 10 | 100.00% |
| Unseen Examination | Summer Term | 50.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Term | LECTURE | 1 hour | 111111111100 |
| Spring Term | SEMINAR | 1 hour | 111111111100 |
| Summer Term | LECTURE | 1 hour | 111110000000 |
| Summer Term | SEMINAR | 1 hour | 111110000000 |
| Summer Term | LECTURE | 1 hour | 000001000000 |
| Summer Term | LECTURE | 1 hour | 000001000000 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Prof Luke Martell
Assess convenor, Convenor
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/1720
Mrs Linda Cooper
Assess convenor
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/118572
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