Sociology of Family, Reproduction & Care (Spr) (L2904B)
30 credits, Level 6
Spring teaching
This module aims to provide an advanced critical understanding of theoretical and methodological approaches to studying family life.
We'll examine the inter-related concepts of family, reproduction and care from an interdisciplinary social science perspective. We'll interrogate how lived experiences are shaped by policies, and consider how conceptualisations structure data collection and policies, and vice versa.
The key themes we'll discuss will include:
- households, kinship and changing/diversifying family forms
- (in)fertility and assisted reproductive technologies
- reproductive labour, care over the life course and inequalities
- borders, migration and transnational families.
Teaching
100%: Seminar
Assessment
100%: Practical (Portfolio)
Contact hours and workload
This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 267 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
Courses
This module is offered on the following courses: