Social Inequality and the Life Course (U04174)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : SPS-3-SILC

How can we think about the inequalities of social class, generation and gender? How are such inequalities bought about through processes across the life course? This course aims to make the student familiar with the social structure and the institutional contexts across life courses and the corresponding social policies. The course focuses on social policies that are used to support human development and family formation, childhood and educational trajectories, vocational training, labour market entry, occupational careers and income trajectories, retirement and ageing.

? Keywords : Inequality, poverty, life course, social class, social

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Social Policy, (School of Social and Political Science, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
14/01/2009	11:10	13:00			Seminar Room 1 Chrystal Macmillan Building

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

To become familiar with the terms used in debates around inequalities of social class, generation and gender
To be able to articulate the use of various social policies as applied across the life course
To understand the value of a longitudinal approach to empirical research in this area
To be able to develop a framework and set of criteria for assessing social policy provision; and to strengthen skills in policy analysis and policy making
To have an understanding of the implications of social policies for the distribution and quality of social and economic security as achieved by different groups in society over the life course
To become familiar with Issues of measurement and how these impact on policy formulation and evaluation