University of the West of England

MODULE SPECIFICATION

(Revised November 2002)

Code: UPSNLC-30-1 Title: Other Peoples’ Lives: Comparative Sociology

Version: 3 Level: 1 UWE credit rating: 30 ECTS credit rating: 15

Module type: Standard

Owning Faculty: Social Sciences and Humanities Field: Sociology

Valid from: September 2008 Discontinued from:

Contributes towards: Awards up to BA/BSC (Hons)

Pre-requisites: None

Co-requisites: None

Excluded combinations: None

Learning outcomes:

By the end of the module students will:

- have an understanding of the range of non-modern societies (components A and B);

- have an understanding of how these societies are/were structured and are/were viable (components A and B);

- have an understanding of how these societies change over time (components A and B).

Syllabus outline:

Approaches to difference and diversity

Hunters and gatherers

Pastoralists

Ethnographic methods

Magic and witchcraft

Death

Feudalism

The colonial gaze

The idea of progress

Case studies as a research method

Teaching and learning methods:

A combination of lectures and small groups.

Indicative sources:

CAMPBELL A 1995 Getting to Know Wai Wai London, Routledge

CLIFFORD J & MARCUS G 1996 Writing Culture Berkeley, Univ of California Press.

EVANS-PRITCHARD EE 1940 The Nuer. London, OUP

HAMMERSLEY M & ATKINSON P 1995 Ethnography. London, Routledge

LADURIE E R 1990 Montaillou. Harmondsworth, Penguin.

NENCEL L 1991 Constructing Knowledge. London, Sage

SCARRE G 1987 Witchcraft and Magic in 16th and 17th Century Europe. London, Macmillan

SEGAL R 1993 The Black Diaspora. London, Verso

Assessment

Weighting between components A and B (standard modules only) A: 50% B: 50%

ATTEMPT 1

First Assessment Opportunity

Component A

Description of each element Element weighting

1. Examination (2 hours) 50%

Component B

Description of each element Element weighting

1. Assignment (2,000 words) 50%

(2 attempts are permitted with the best mark counting)

Second Assessment Opportunity (further attendance at taught classes is not required)

Component A

Description of each element Element weighting

1. Examination (2 hours) 50%

Component B

Description of each element Element weighting

1. Assignment (2,000 words) 50%

SECOND (OR SUBSEQUENT) ATTEMPT: Attendance at taught classes is not required.

Specification confirmed by …………………………………………………Date ……………………………

(Associate Dean/Programme Director)