Module code: SAC5023-B
All of us reflect on the world we live in. In line with how Sociology is being taught at the University of Bradford, we will take a reflexive approach to understanding and conceptualising the social through advanced lenses. This module aims: 1. To provide students with an appreciation of how contemporary social theory builds on key assumptions of classical social theory; 2. To enable students to become familiar with the ways social theorists are conceptualising the contemporary era; 3. To provide students with an appreciation of the ways these conceptualisations of the contemporary world are articulated in terms of debates about modernity and postmodernity; 4. To help students to understand the connection between contemporary social theory and lived experience. 5. To enable the application of critical theories and concepts to the analysis of social issues and themes. 6. To examine contemporary risk and vulnerability and analyse power dynamics and inequalities in local and global contexts. Download the PDF for SAC5023-B_2024_5.pdf