Sociology of Childhood (SOCS0032)

Key information

Faculty: IOE
Teaching department: Social Research Institute
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: Offered to Social Research Institute students as a priority, with limited spaces for BASC and BSc Psychology with Education students in the first instance. Other students will be accepted on first come first serve basis.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This module provides a comprehensive introduction to key trends and debates in the sociological study of childhood. It offers students an opportunity to explore cutting edge research on the diversity of children鈥檚 lives across time and place. Drawing on the work of leading scholars in the field, the module will prompt consideration of the contradictions and continuities in ways children are positioned in different contexts. This will enable exploration of adult-child power relations, unequal childhoods, and the intersections of local and global childhoods, children鈥檚 rights, and children鈥檚 contributions to their social, political and economic worlds. Students will examine a variety of representations of childhood (e.g. in film, advertisements, policy) and their social and political implications. The module will encourage reflection on the significance of sociological understandings of childhood for research, professional practice, and policy.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 2 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 5)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 61
Module leader: Ms Nelly Ali
Who to contact for more information: bsc-sociology@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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Important information

The catalogue has been updated with key information about the modules that will run during the 2024/25 academic session. Current and prospective students can browse through the catalogue to consider possible module choices for the coming year.

Please note,听information in the catalogue is听subject to change as teaching and assessment arrangements for 2024/25 may need to be adjusted in line with the University's Feedback and Assessment principles and operating model.

Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed exams and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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