Gender, Families and Work (SOCS0084)

Key information

Faculty: IOE
Teaching department: Social Research Institute
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: Very limited spaces for students outside the Social Research Institute (SRI). Both Programme Leader and Module Leader approval required prior to enrolment for non-SRI students.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This course focuses on the interrelationships between work and family, with special attention given to gender as a significant factor affecting the nature of these relationships. Both paid and unpaid work and care are included for study. The course is international and comparative in perspective drawing in particular from Europe, Asia, and North America.听 It explores critical challenges of balancing responsibilities of paid work and family life, from the perspective of different stakeholders -women, men, children, and employers.听 Specific areas to be addressed include: theoretical perspectives on gender; work and family; gender variation in household divisions of care and labour; class & ethnic inequalities and reshaping of the economy; labour market and parental employment; fatherhood, motherhood and childrearing; Policies to support working parents: maternity and paternity leave and flexible work arrangements; work-place cultures. Gender and work utopias and dystopias.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 1 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 43
Module leader: Dr Alison Lamont
Who to contact for more information: bsc-sociology@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.

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