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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC2088: Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society: Part 2: Bodies in Society
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Lecture topics may include:
- Theorising the body
- Categorising the body – deviance, cultural constructions, and social inequality
- Regulating bodies – discipline and punish? Social control and beyond
- Marking, performing and displaying bodies
Bodies as sites of consumption
- Experiences of bodies and embodiment
- Bodies of/in ethnography
- Technologies of/and bodies
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 | 128 | 0 |
...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 | 22 | 11 x 2 hour lectures, involving presentations, group discussion, and film screenings |
| Guided independent study | 18 | Preparing a formative, research based presentation individually |
| Guided independent study | 80 | Reading and research |
| Guided independent study | 30 | Web-based activities |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
news media, blogs and online fora
Other Learning Resources
films and relevant feature films