Postgraduate Course: Social inequality and social protection (PGSP11258)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | How can we conceptualise the inequalities of social class, generation, race, disability and gender? How are such inequalities bought about through processes across the life course, from cradle to grave? This course aims to make the student familiar with the social structure and the institutional contexts across life courses and the corresponding social and public policies. The course focuses on 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. The course takes the UK as its focus, although students are also encouraged to take a comparative perspective. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To become familiar with the terms used in theoretical and policy debates around inequalities of social class, generation and gender
To be able to articulate the use of various social and public policies as applied across the life course
To understand the value of a longitudinal approach to empirical research in this area
To appreciate the conceptual and measurement issues in comparing inequality cross nationally
To be able to develop a framework and set of criteria for assessing and evaluating social policy provision; and to strengthen skills in policy analysis and policy making
To have an understanding of the implications of social and public policies for the distribution and quality of social and economic security as achieved by different groups in society over the lifecourse
To become familiar with issues of measurement and how these impact on policy formulation and evaluation
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Assessment Information
Long-essay (4,000) (90%)
Class participation (10%) |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alison Koslowski
Tel: (0131 6)51 1147
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Course secretary | Miss Caroline Foord
Tel: (0131 6)51 3009
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