SP22058: Social difference and inequalities in development
[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Social & Policy Sciences |
| Credits: | 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 100 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CWES 100% |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
1. To be able appraise critically how social difference and social inequalities are constructed and measured as objects for action in international development discourse and practice.
2. To be able to recognise and understand the ways in which mainstream development discourse often de-politicises structures of social inequality, such as race.
3. To be able to critically analyze text and visual artifacts (e.g. photos and videos) from the development industry to identify and critically evaluate discourse around social difference and social inequalities.
4. To be able to evaluate critically how social difference and social inequalities affect people's engagement in development and the distribution of development outcomes.
5. To understand how historical, geographical and social context makes a difference to social difference and social inequalities and the design of policies taken to address them. |
| Synopsis: | "Explore how social differences and social inequalities are understood in international development, what kinds of action are taken to address them, and what results are achieved.
You will critically examine constructs - such as gender or race - in international development discourse and practice.
By reviewing evidence from around the world, You will consider how social difference and social inequalities are incorporated within policy processes, and what we can learn about why inequalities persist." |
| Content: | This unit examines how social difference and social inequalities are understood in international development, what kinds of action are taken to address them, and with what results. This unit invites students to engage critically with various constructs, such as gender or race, in international development discourse and practice. It reviews evidence from around the world, to consider how social difference and social inequalities are incorporated within policy processes, and what we can learn about why inequalities persist. |
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SP22058 is Optional on the following courses:Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
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