ASOB16200U Global inequality - trends and tendencies in a sociological perspective
Bachelor elective course
From Autumn 2022 the course is also offered to students at:
- Bachelor Programmes in Anthropology
- Master Programmes in Global Development
- Bachelor Programmes in Economics
Enrolled students can register the course directly through the
Selfservice without a preaproval. Please contact the study
administration at each programme for questions regarding
registration.
The course focuses on presenting theories and empirical data regarding global social inequality. Are fewer and fewer people owning more and more of the global wealth? Has global inequality grown in the last 20 years or has it diminished? Does globalization create more or less global inequality? These are some of the questions that are raised on the course and which we analyze on the basis of different theories about what creates differences in 'wealth' between individuals and between different regions in the world (eg North / South, Asia / Africa / Europe) and what creates differences within the regions. Central topics are inequality in relation to gender, ethnicity, elites, power, health, social mobility, economy, and the like. Different sociological and social science theories of inequality are used.
On successful completion of the course, the student is able to:
Knowledge:
- Account for wide range of sociological theories of inequality.
- Describe empirical characteristics regarding inequality patterns in a global perspective.
Skills:
- To combine theoretical issues with empirical observations within the field of global inequality.
Competences:
- Apply theories of inequality to an empirical field.
- Evaluate advantages and disadvantages between applying different theories to different empirical material.
Compendium will be used.
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 42
- Preparation
- 80
- Project work
- 55
- Exam Preparation
- 29
- Total
- 206
Registration deadline for courses is June 1st for
Autumn semester and December 1st for Spring semester.
When registered you will be signed up for exam.
International exchange students must sign up by filling in an
application
form:
course registration.
Credit students: klik her
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Portfolio, -
- Type of assessment details
- Individual or group. A portfolio assignment is defined as a series of short assignments during the course that address one or more set questions and feedback is offered during the course. All of the assignments are submitted together for assessment at the end of the course. The portfolio assignments must be no longer than 10 pages. For group assignments, an extra 5 pages is added per additional student. Further details for this exam form can be found in the Curriculum and in the General Guide to Examinations at KUnet.
- Exam registration requirements
You need to be signed up for the course to attend the exam
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Exam period
Find more information on your study page at KUnet.
Exchange students and Danish full degree guest students please see the homepage of Sociology; http://www.soc.ku.dk/english/education/exams/ and http://www.soc.ku.dk/uddannelser/meritstuderende/eksamen/
- Re-exam
If the re-exam is taken during the ordinary exam period: see ordinary exam form
If the re-exam is taken during the re-exam period:
Written take-home essay with set questions. Individual/group.
A written take-home essay is defined as an assignment that addresses one or more questions. The exam is based on the course syllabus, i.e. the literature set by the teacher.
The written take-home essay must be no longer than 10 pages. For group assignments, an extra 5 pages is added per additional student. Further details for this exam form can be found in the Curriculum and in the General Guide to Examinations at KUnet.Abovementioned applies to course registrations in Spring 2023 and onward.
If you have been registered for the course before Spring 2023, please write to the study administration: soc-studieadm@soc.ku.dk.
NOTE!
This is an elective course. We can only guarantee that the exam can be taken during the 3 immediate exam periods after the course has ended.
Criteria for exam assesment
Please see the learning outcome.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- ASOB16200U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- BachelorBachelor choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- See timetable
- Course capacity
- Vejl 46 personer.
Study board
- Department of Sociology, Study Council
Contracting departments
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Economics
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Social Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Carsten Strøby Jensen (3-7282794f827e723d7a843d737a)
Lecturers
Carsten Strøby Jensen, e-mail: csj@soc.ku.dk