Sex and Society in Britain since c.1830 (U04446)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-U04446

The course aims to provide students with a firm understanding of the forces - social, medical and political - that have shaped British attitudes and responses towards sexuality during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It will be considered how certain social groups have attracted labels such as 'normal', 'diseased' and 'deviant'. Students will be encouraged to evaluate these concepts critically, to examine the dynamics at work behind their construction, and to relate them to broader processes of social change.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Students will be required to have met all the usual criteria for acceptance into honours study, in line with School policy. Though not a requirement, students will benefit from having successfully completed other social history courses, such as Social History 2.

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Sex and Society in Britain since c.1830 (VS1) (Not being delivered)

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Economic and Social History, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- engage critically with the key historical debates, theories, methodologies and concepts encountered in the history of sexuality, and how they relate to broader processes of social change
- show, through essays and examinations, the ability to collect, analyse and compare primary and secondary evidence in order to assemble a structured, coherent and supported argument.
- demonstrate, through participation in seminars, the ability to produce sound, structured and supported arguments, and to process and respond to the arguments of others
- display good time management and the ability to organise the workload effectively in order to meet the established deadlines
- employ sensitivity and nuance in dealing with the potentially difficult and emotive issues of sexuality

Assessment Information

The course will be assessed by means of one essay of three thousand words, and one two hour examination. The essay will count for 25% of the final mark and the exam for 75% of the final mark.