Sociology and Criminology

Class, Culture & Conflict: A View from The Inside

Module code: L4112B
Level 5
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Seminar
Assessment modes: Coursework

On this module, you’ll explore key contemporary social issues in relation to social class within the UK.

You’ll examine many themes and issues ranging from:

• the Essex girl to Kate Middleton
• celebrities private estates to living on a council estate
• hunger pains to the hunger for social mobility.

Throughout the module, sociological focus and attention is paid to the minutiae of everyday life. The scholarship of working-class academics will be foregrounded in recognition that credible knowledge is not confined to the ivory tower. Working-class authors, artists and activists will be drawn upon as credible knowledge sources.

Module learning outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of sociological perspectives on the sociology of social class
• Explore debates and substantive issues pertaining to the sociology of social class
• Explore debates and substantive issues pertaining to the sociology of social class
• Make appropriate use of empirical data and theoretical work (and where possible and relevant, personal experiences), to produce coherent and detailed written work for an academic audience on a topic pertaining to the sociology of social class