Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Module Offerings
4504HASS-JAN-PAR
Aims
The module will explore how social differentiation, social change and economic restructuring impact on and affect some vulnerable social groups in society
Learning Outcomes
1.
Discuss and apply key sociological theories to concepts of social change and globalisation.
2.
Understand the main features of social change in relation to key historical developments and how they influence contemporary understanding
3.
Outline the processes by which social change occurs in the context of globalised societies; illustrating with appropriate examples
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Theoretical Underpinnings:
• Social Constructionism
• Social & Structural Inequality
• Social Theory
• Time, Memory & Tradition
• Modernity and Postmodernity
• Neo-Liberalism
• Capitalism & Consumerism
• Manufacture of Risk
• Globalisation
Additional Information:None
Assessments
Presentation
Report