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Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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The purpose of this module is to introduce students to theories relating to identity formation, adaptation and communication. In the module students will focus on different forms of identity, including culture, nationality, gender, language and social class. Students will also study discrimination, stereotyping and prejudice as a form of identity abuse. The module provides a foundation for many of the optional modules students may choose, and requires that students reflect in depth on the idea of identity. The module will combine lectures with group discussions and interactive exercises, in which students are expected to engage. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. Engage with and draw upon relevant theories to discuss issues relating to identity. 2. Reflect on their own personal identity - and that of others - using relevant theoretical ideas. 3. Display an awareness - and provide examples - of how identity is shaped by diverse external forces within society. 4. Critically analyse how external forces conflate to influence personal identity. 5. Identify specific examples of how discrimination and other forms of identity abuse emerge and develop. 6. Display a solid understanding of key concepts covered in the module and be able to articulate these in their own words. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Introduction. The module will begin by getting students to reflect and analyse the concept of identity and the process by which identity is formed, constructed and communicated.. Diverse forms of social identity. In the course of the semester students will study diverse social identity constructs which are central to contemporary society. These include nationality, gender, sexual identity, social class, and race/ethnicity.. Reflection. Students will be required to reflect on their own identity and explore how specific theoretical ideas can assist in understanding their own experiences.. Identity abuse. Students will explore how identity can be - and has been - used as a means of discriminating and abusing certain individuals/groups throughout history.. Research skills. Students will be introduced to the idea of conducting primary and secondary research to study issues relating to the topic of identity.. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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