| Course Name |
Sociology - Sociology of the Family |
| Course Provider |
University College Dublin |
| Course Code |
SOC20280 |
| Course Type |
Lifelong Learning |
| Apply To |
Course provider |
| Attendance Options |
Part time, Online or Distance |
| Location (Districts) |
Belfield |
| Enrolment and Start Dates Comment |
TRIMESTER: Spring |
| Application Date |
2022-2023 Academic Year
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| Duration |
Spring Trimester - January to May
MODE OF DELIVERY:Face-to-Face
Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures 22
Autonomous Student Learning 101
Total 123
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Face-to-face lectures (In light of the COVID-19 situation, please stay alert to messages and announcements as this may impact on the usual way that this module is delivered).
In class discussions
Critical thinking and writing
Reflective learning |
| Link to Course Fee |
Web Page - Click Here |
| Eligibility |
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module. |
| Course Content |
Expand+SOC20280 Sociology of Family
Academic Year 2022/2023
This module will explore key issues within sociology of family. In particular, it will focus on how perceptions and experiences of family shift over space and time. Students will develop an und...
Hide-SOC20280 Sociology of Family
Academic Year 2022/2023
This module will explore key issues within sociology of family. In particular, it will focus on how perceptions and experiences of family shift over space and time. Students will develop an understanding of key sociological perspectives on the role of the family in society. The module will explore the social construction of family, how the definition of it developed over time. This understanding of diverse family and household structures include topics such as same-sex parents, lone-parents, divorced/step families, adoption and reproductive rights of Irish women. We will consider how these changes impact individual and family relationships.
Within this, the module will develop understandings into concepts of kinship, parenting, ethnicity, diversity, social class, work/family balance among others. This module examines if/how new forms of partnership challenge traditional gendered inequalities that were structural to marriage and parenthood. Throughout the module we will develop an appreciation of how family relationships are constructed in the context of wider changes in social and economic conditions that constrain and shape the apparently individual and private decisions that people make.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the module the student should be able to:
understand key theories and concepts in sociology of family;
understand how and why the organisation of family life has been altering throughout history;
understand the relationship between the organisation of family relationships and wider social change;
Indicative Module Content:
The module content includes (but not limited to) the following topics (in no particular order):
What is a family? Key sociological theories of family
Historical and cultural perspectives on family
Theoretical perspectives on ethnicity and family
Irish family
Childhood
Marriage
Motherhood
Fatherhood
Adoption, divorce and family
Women's reproductive rights in Ireland
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| Number of Credits |
5 |
| Careers or Further Progression |
Open Learning is one of our most flexible pathways for entering into UCD undergraduate study. With 12 UCD undergraduate programmes, learners are able to accumulate 30 credits towards a NFQ Level 7 Certificate in Open Learning at their own pace from a variety of undergraduate modules. We have a dedicated team ready to support you in planning your unique learning journey, contact us via: all@ucd.ie. |
| Course Web Page |
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