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Module Specifications

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

Module Title	Social Inequality and Intergroup Relations
Module Code	SOC4
School	Oscail
Online Module Resources
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	15
Pre-requisite	SOC1
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module considers evidence of and explanations for social, educational and gender inequality, as well as research on prejudice and racism in Ireland.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the extent and the effects of economic and prestige inequalities in advanced societies
2. Analyse the transformations that have occurred in the class structures of advanced societies and the links between these transformations and industrialization
3. Evaluate the link between participation and outcomes in education and class position
4. Contrast the dominant ideologies about educational equality in Ireland with the tendency for the educational system to reproduce inequality
5. Examine how gender identities are created and reinforced in education and society using the theories which regard gender as an important factor in arriving at an understanding of society
6. Evaluate the writings of modern theorists on masculinity
7. Analyse the traditional approaches to the study of poverty, the extent of poverty in Ireland and the national and European policies on poverty
8. Examine how sociologists classify race and racism, what has been written in Ireland about race and racism, how the Irish have been victims and perpetrators of racism, and where these concepts are important factors in society

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 1: Stratification and Mobility.
Unit 1: Material Inequality.

Unit 2: Prestige Inequality.
Unit 3: The Class Structure of Advanced Societies - Part 1.

Unit 4: The Class Structure of Advanced Societies - Part 2.
Unit 5: Social Mobility in Industrial Societies.

PART 2: Gender Inequality and Education.
Unit 6: Social Class Position and Education.

Unit 7: The Dynamics of Class Related Control and Resistance.
Unit 8: Gender and Education.

Unit 9: Theorising Gender.
Unit 10: Living in a Class versus Gendered World.

Unit 11: Theorising Masculinities.
PART 3: Poverty and Social Exclusion.

Unit 12: Poverty Studies.
Unit 13: Definitions and Measurement of Poverty.

Unit 14: The Extent of Poverty in Ireland.
Unit 15: European Policy and Poverty.

Unit 16: New Thinking on Social Exclusion and Poverty.
Unit 17: A Case Study in Poverty: Social Dynamite.

Part 4: Prejudice and Inter-Group Relations.
Unit 18: What do 'Race' and 'Racism' Mean.

Unit 19: Theoretical Perspectives on 'Race' and Racism.
Unit 20: Some Perspectives on Race and Racism in the Irish Context.

Unit 21: Making Sense of Irish experiences of 'Race' and Racism.
Unit 22: 'Race', Nationalism and Contemporary Ireland: Three Case Studies.

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

Bulmer, Martin and Solomos, John: 1999, Racism,
Connell, R.W: 2005, Masculinities, Second,
Connell, R: 2009, Gender: Short Introductions,
Garner, S: 2003, Racism in the Irish Experience,
Giddens, A: 2009, Sociology, Sixth,
Grusky, D. B: 2001, Social Stratification in Sociological Perspective: Class, Race and Gender, Second,
Lentin, R. and McVeigh, R: 2002, Racism and Antiracism in Ireland,
Lynch, K. and Lodge, A: 2002, Equality and Power in Schools: redistribution, recognition and representation,
O’Sullivan, S: 2007, Contemporary Ireland: A Sociological Map,
Tovey, H., Share, P. Corcoran, M.P: 2007, A Sociology of Ireland, Third,