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| Module Availability |
| Semester 2 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Unit(s) of Assessment
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Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)
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4000 word essay
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100
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Qualifying Condition(s)
A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module.
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| Module Overview |
This module, will examine the sociological understanding of human sexuality. It begins with a critical analysis of the various theoretical approaches to the study of sexuality, and the implications they contain for our understanding of the origin, nature and regulation of human sexuality. Building on this theoretical understanding the remainder of the course will explore the culturally and socially varied ways in which sexual desire and its resultant identities have been conceptualised, deployed and regulated in a variety of social institutions and practices.
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| None |
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| Module Aims |
· To identify and scrutinise different theoretical perspectives with respect to the social construction of sexuality in society
· To explore the social organisation, regulation and practice of sexuality in key institutions in society
- To explore issues relating to sexuality, social control, power and resistance
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| Learning Outcomes |
Having completed this module, students should be able to:
· Have a critical understanding of a wide range of theoretical perspectives, which seek to explain the origins, nature and regulation of human sexuality
· Understand the way in which sexuality interacts with other social divisions.
· Have an understanding of the social organization of sexuality and the way this is enacted in a variety of social institutions
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| Module Content |
· Conceptualisation of sexuality
· Theorising sexuality
· Sexuality and other social divisions
· Social organisation of and practice of sexuality in society
- Social control, power and resistance
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
11 x 2 hour sessions consisting of both lecture and seminar discussion
Weekly reading and seminar preparation
Formative essay plan (0%) |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Foucault, M., (1979) The History of Sexuality: An Introduction, Penguin Books.
Gagnon, J. H. & Simon, W. S., (1973) Sexual Conduct: The Social Sources of Human Sexuality, Aldine.
Hawkes, G., (1998) The Sociology of Sexuality, Macmillan.
Nardi, P. M. & Schneider, B. E., (eds.) (1998) Social Perspectives in Lesbian and Gay Studies, Routledge.
Plummer, K., (1995) Telling Sexual Stories: Power, Change and Social Worlds, Routledge.
Richardson D. (ed.) (1996) Theorizing Heterosexuality, Open University Press.
Weeks, J. (1989) Sex, Politics and Society, 2nd edition, Longman. |
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| Last Updated |
| April 2011 |
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