module
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC3142: Emotions, the Body, and the Social
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:
- Historical contextualisation of emotions in sociology/social sciences - Emotion vs rationality/body vs mind
- Interdisciplinary engagement with theories of emotion, drawing from psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, anthropology and sociology
- Affect theory
- Phenomenology and embodiment
- Emotions and traditional sociological themes (e.g. race, class, social order & change, power)
- Sociologies of emotions (e.g. road rage, emotional labour, manners)
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 & Teaching activities | 22 | 11 x 2 hours per week comprising of lectures and seminars |
| Guided Independent | 48 | Reading and preparation for lectures and seminars |
| Guided Independent | 30 | Preparation for summative essay |
| Guided Independent | 50 | Preparation for summative research essay |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).