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Postgraduate Module Descriptor
SOCM030: Gender at Work
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
Sex and gender: moving beyond binary oppositions; growing up gendered; doing and constructing gender; fertility and employment; deindustrialization and the decline of the male breadwinner; the gender division of labour (‘boys’ jobs’ and ‘girls’ jobs’); gender, organizations and bureaucracy; writing and performing gender; consumption and gender.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 278 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching time | 22 | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
| Guided independent study | 8 | Individual preparation for presentation at seminar |
| Guided independent study | 110 | Independent reading for seminars |
| Guided independent study | 130 | Essay preparation |
| Guided independent study in collaboration with peers | 30 | Blog writing and editing |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Exemplar blogs:
Prof Athene Donald’s blog
http://occamstypewriter.org/athenedonald/
LSE Impact blog
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
University of Exeter
Humanities Blog