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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC3108: Sociology of Family and Gender
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 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 themes:
- Families in the 21st century: An overview of recent trends in post-industrialized societies
- Theories of gender in the context of the family institution
- Social and political aspects of reproductive behaviour
- Women’s education and fertility: A dynamic relationship
- Family policy and the opportunity costs of children
- ‘Doing gender’ and the division of paid and unpaid labour
- Who cares? Social aspects of care work
- Trends in assortative mating and union formation
- Union stability and the gendered division of labour
- Gender perspectives of union dissolution
- The relationship between gender equality and family dynamics
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 |
...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 activity | 22 | Weekly 2 hour lectures where we go over topics and materials |
| Guided Independent Study | 48 | Reading and preparing for seminars (around 4-6 hours per week); |
| Guided independent study | 80 | Study tasks directed by the module leader: e.g. 25 hours for essay, 15 hours for presentation, 40 hours for the final exam |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).