Module Title
Contemporary Society 2: Social Exclusion
Keywords
Housing, Homelessness, Problem Estates, Disadvantage, Minority, Discrimination, Equal Opportunities |
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Prerequisites for Module
None.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To develop further the student's critical abilities to use relevant sociological and social policy theories in identifying structural processes and barriers which contribute to social exclusion among particular groups of people.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Critically examine the major types of housing tenure.
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Analyse and evaluate the origins and development of social housing in British Society with reference to relevant sociological theories and apply these to current housing problems.
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Evaluate empirical evidence of the social exclusion experienced by various minority groups in Britain.
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Critically apply relevant theories to explain the development of various policy responses to socially excluded groups in Britain.
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Indicative Module Content
Consensus and conflict models of housing. Housing and social policy. Impact of demographic and economic change on housing provision. Homelessness. Development of social movements among various groups experiencing social exclusion e.g. disabled people, minority ethnic groups, gay, lesbian and bi-sexual people. Development of (anti) discrimination legislation. Principles and effectiveness of equal opportunities policy.
| Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Full Time | Lectures
| 24 | Seminars
| 12 |
Directed Study
| | Directed Study
| 54 |
Private Study
| | Private Study
| 60 |
Mode of Delivery
This module is based on lecture and seminar group discussion. It also requires students to undertake critical reading of relevant sociological and social policy literature.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Coursework | 3,4
| | Examination | 1,2
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Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | Lund, B (1996) Housing Problems and Housing Policy, Longman.
| | 2. | Reeves, P (1996) An Introduction to Social Housing, Arnold.
| | 3. | Bagihole, B (1997) Equal Opportunities and Social Housing, Arnold.
| | 4. | Hutchinson, A & Smith (1996) Ethnicity, Oxford University Press.
| | 5. | Gooding, C (1994) Disabling Laws, Enabling Acts, Pluto Press.
| | 6. | Edwards, T (1994) Erotics and Politics, Routledge.
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