SOC30560 Global Inequalities

Academic Year 2024/2025

This module brings together a discussion of sociological debates on inequality and latest empirical evidence to explore the gaps between rich and poor, included and excluded, advantaged and disadvantaged from a local, national and global perspective. The module encourages intersectional perspectives on different sources and forms of inequalities to highlight and challenge the assumptions on how they operate in contemporary societies.

This module includes core sociological topics such as class, gender and ethnicity and the emerging patterns of inequalities within social settings, such as education, income and wealth, health, citizenship, crime and geography. The module addresses core inequality patterns and incorporates students’ interests into the syllabus and assignments.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Students successfully completing the module will:

1. Demonstrate familiarity with theoretical approaches to social inequality patterns in the contemporary world.
2. Use comparative perspectives to analyse a selected topic related to global inequalities at a local, national and international level.
3. Display competence in the use and interpretation of social and political data from a range of national and international sources.
4. Demonstrate awareness of the historical and cultural context implications of social inequality patterns.
5. Enhance their analytical skills, argumentation and critical thinking

Indicative Module Content:

The module will follow debates and topics in Global Inequalities:

*Measuring inequalities - between national and global perspectives
*Theoretical approaches to inequalities
*Social Injustice and social inequities
*Intersectionality of inequalities
*Class
*Gender
*Ethnicity

as well as three other subjects selected by students.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

22
Autonomous Student Learning

121
Total

143
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module will follow a face-to-face lecture/workshop format. It will include lectures, discussions as well as creative assignments that deepen the understanding of social inequalities. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ based on the reading material and classes n/a Graded No

20
Assignment(Including Essay): Essay on the global inequalities. n/a Graded No

50
Individual Project: Photo Assignment n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

10

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be provided on assessed coursework as individual comments published in the VLE, in group sessions at lectures/seminars, and/or in person during office hours as appropriate.