Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LI Poverty, Class and Inequality
School	School of Social Policy
Department	Soc Policy, Sociology & Crimin
Module Code	08 30171
Module Lead	Lee Gregory
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
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Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Seminar-20 hours Tutorial-2 hours Guided independent study-158 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	Poverty, class and inequality rest at the very core of social policy, underpinning a range of social problems. Drawing together research and analysis from Social Policy and Sociology the module explores definition, measurement, analysis and efforts to address various related social problems (impoverishment, barriers to social mobility, the harm caused by stigma) with the primary focus of endeavours to improve welfare at the local, national and global scale. It also explores how class poverty and inequality interact problamatising some of the assumptions around poverty and class, which often suggest they are one and the same. The analysis of policy in relation to these issues not only explores how poverty and class are conflated but also specific efforts to ameliorate the consequences of poverty whilst reinforcing common perceptions of class in public attitudes and media narratives of these social phenomena.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Identify and differentiate between various definitions and measurements of poverty and class Demonstrate a critical knowledge and understanding of key policies relating to income, inequality and class Understand critically how the needs of different “client groups” are tackled and how far they are met by social security policies Critically analyse the impact and consequences of UK policy and practice on debates around poverty, class and inequality Demonstrate the ability to fulfil a predefined group role required to produce a collaborative writing project
Assessment	30171-01 : Essay : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	3500 word essay for both main assessment and reassessment (100%)
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