The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the work of key sociological theorists and in particular to examine how these thinkers address power and inequality, concepts which have a critical baring on Community and Youth Work issues. Students will explore and debate these ideas and assess their relevance for understanding Community and Youth Work in Ireland today.
Pierre Bourdieu
Habitus; Field; Class; Capital; Social Capital; Cultural Capital Symbolic Capital
Anthony Giddens
Structuration; Modernity; The Third Way and the reform of the welfare state; Reflexivity
Michel Foucault
External and Internal Discipline; Knowledge and Truth; Relationship between the objective and subjective; Governmentality
Antonio Gramsci
Hegemony; Civil Society; The Superstructure and Social Change
John Rawls
Social Justice; The 'Original Position' and the 'Veil of Ignorance'
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 30 |
| Formal Examination | 70 |