| Unit name | Care, Labour and Gender |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SOCIM0004 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Yamashita |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one | |
| School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The aim of this unit is to examine the inter-relationships between care, labour and gender, which form the foundation of socio-economic structure of societies. It will discuss how care can be considered as work, just as much as wage labour, but which exists both in the public and private spheres, and as paid and unpaid work. This unit also looks at how care work can be and is actually organized in different societies (particularly in Western Europe and East Asia), and how the organization of care influences the formation of the state, market, family and civil society. Women's dominant and universal roles in providing care are another question to be explored. This unit concludes with indentifying both strengths and weaknesses of state interventions (i.e. social policies) on care and how these vary among nations.
On successful completion of the unit students will be able to
1 hour lecture combined with 1 hour seminar. Key concepts and discussion on the week's main topics will be introduced in each lecture. The following seminars, which include students' presentations on the relevant topics, will provide students opportunities to develop and address their own argument and further develop independent critical understanding of the concepts of care, gender and labour.
Formative assessment: Each student will need to give one10 minute presentation that critically discusses an article /a book chapter listed for the week's theme by the unit director. Formative assessment will thus allow development of critical understanding in relation to the key concepts covered on the unit as a unit outcome (see C7) with feedback from the unit director as an aid to student development.
Summative assessment (100%): Students will be required to write a 4,000 word essay on a choice of titles provided by the tutor. The titles set by the tutor will be specifically designed to assess the broad concerns of the unit identified in the learning outcomes (listed at C7): understanding of different approaches to this subject; critical understanding of key concepts; gender and welfare states; and application of key concepts/approaches to comparative cases.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. SOCIM0004).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
