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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Power,Social Order,Crime Deviance Work & Empl
Module Code	SOC3A
School	Oscail
Online Module Resources
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	15
Pre-requisite	SOC1
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

Parts 1 and 2 of this module offers theoretical perspectives on concepts of power, social order, social control and the agents of control. Part 3 examines aspects of crime and deviance. Part 4 covers issues on the sociology of work.

Learning Outcomes

1. Analyse relevant theories on power with reference to social order
2. Explain how the concepts of the State, civil society and social-order can be understood in Irish society through functionalist, conflict and post-structural perspectives
3. Contrast the ways in which major sociologists saw social order as a voluntary activity with the perspective which sees social order as created through coercion
4. Assess the difficulties in coming to an agreed definition of crime, the different theories regarding the causes of crime and the connections between crime, drug use and deprivation
5. Evaluate the explanations for the increased crime rates in Ireland, the involvement of particular groups in crime, including white collar crime, and the role of the media in creating particular perceptions of crime and the responses to it
6. Evaluate the major issues in the sociology of work ranging from the traditional writings of the founding-fathers of sociology to more modern theorists
7. Analyse recent concerns in the sociology of work such as work-life balance, emotional labour, unpaid work, and the decline of the trades unions

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Tutorial	15	No Description
On-line learning	15	No Description
Independent learning	345	No Description
Total Workload: 375

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

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

PART ONE: Concepts of Power, Social Order, Social Control.
Unit 1: Power, Social Order and Social Control: Conceptual and Theoretical Issues.

Unit 2: The State: Theoretical Issues Related to the State, Legitimacy and the Intelligentsia.
Unit 3: Structural and Post Structuralist Perspectives on a Changing Society.

Unit 4: Power and Social Control from a Social Action Perspective..
PART TWO: Agents of Control.

Unit 5: Theoretical Perspectives on Social Order.
Unit 6: Process and Agencies of Voluntary Social Order.

Unit 7: Theoretical Perspectives on Voluntary Social Order.
Unit 8: Social Order as Coercive.

Unit 9: Theoretical Perspectives on Coercive Social Order.
PART THREE: Crime and Deviance.

Unit 10: Crime and Deviance - Issues of Definition.
Unit 11: Theories of Crime and Deviance.

Unit 12: Drugs, Crime and Cultural Change: Issues and Debates.
Unit 13: Crime and Punishment in Ireland - Facts and Fallacies.

Unit 14: Explaining Crime in Ireland - The Issues.
PART 4: Sociology of Work.

Unit 15: The Sociology of Work: The Classical Concerns.
Unit 16: Humanising or Quantifying Work: Human Relations and Scientific Management.

Unit 17: The Labour Process, Deskilling and the Degradation of Work.
Unit 18: Technology, Skills and Job Satisfaction.

Unit 19: Post-Fordism And Flexibility: The Restructuring of Work.
Unit 20: Recent Concerns in the Sociology of Work.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	50%	Examination Weight	50%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assignment	Assessment takes a variety of forms, including essays, reports, learning journals, presentations and group assignments.	50%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 3

Indicative Reading List

Bauman, Zygmunt: 2007, Liquid Times: Living in an Age of Uncertainty,
Braverman, Harry: 1998, Labor and Monopoly Capital: the degradation of work in the twentieth century, 25th Anniversary Edition,
Edgell, Stephen: 2006, The Sociology of Work,
Giddens, Anthony: 2009, Sociology, Sixth,
Hagan, John: 1994, Crime and Disrepute,
Haugaard, Mark: 2002, Power: A Reader,
O’Mahony, Paul: 2002, Criminal Justice in Ireland,
Ritzer, George: 2007, Sociological Theory, Seventh,
Tovey, Hillary and Share, Perry: 2007, A Sociology of Ireland, Third,
Walklate, Sandra: 2007, Understanding Criminology: Current Theoretical Debates, Third,