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At the end of the module the student should be able to:
Understand key ideas within the sociology of the body and apply that to analysing specific aspects of the body and its significance to our position in the social world.
Display awareness of the role of the mind/body relationship in different historical contexts
Evaluate key sociological theories which account for embodiment
Appreciate particular approaches to researching the body from a sociological perspective.
bodies in history; sexualised bodies; Irish bodies; gendered bodies; bodies and media; racialised bodies; disabled bodies; ageing bodies; dead and dying bodies;
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 101 |
Total | 123 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: Written assignment | Week 7 | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Examination: Exam | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Graded | No | 60 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
Feedback will be provided on assessed coursework as individual comments published in the VLE, in group sessions at lectures and/ or in person during office hours as appropriate.