ASOK05244U Familier i krise – den ændrede magtbalance mellem mænd og kvinder.
Families in Crisis – the changing balance of power between men and women
This innovative course focuses on the major transformations in contemporary family relationships and parenting since the mid-twentieth century. First we move beyond rhetorical statements about the past from the viewpoint of the present, to compare family life and parenting practices across time and in different state societies. Second, we explore relationships between paid work and family life, integrating different sociological perspectives on changing femininities and masculinities. Third, we critically examine debates about the transformation of intimacy by focusing on the lust balance, the balance between the longing for sexual gratification and the longing for enduring intimacy. Fourth, we discuss intergenerational relations by looking at why young children have tended be excluded from debates about changes in family structure. Finally we propose a synthesis that is long-term, relational and comparative, based on changes in the balance of power between men and women.
Students will be able to explain and reintegrate sociological debates about families, reclaiming the family as a central organising concept that addresses personal, public and political concerns.
Main introductory readings:
1) R. Edwards (ed.) (2008) Researching Families and Communities: Social and Generational Change, Abingdon: Routledge.
2) A. Giddens, (1992) The Transformation of Intimacy: Sexuality, Love and Eroticism in Modern Societies, Cambridge: Polity Press
3) J. Brannen (2004) Childhoods Across the Generations: Stories from women in four-generation English families, Childhood vol. 11, 4: 409-428
4) M. Wyness (2014) Children, Family and the State: Revisiting Public and Private Realms, Sociology, Vol. 48, 1: 59-74
5) S. Lewis, J. Brannen and Ann Nilsen (eds) (2009) Work, families and organisations in transition: European Perspectives, Bristol: Policy Press
6) N. Elias (2009), The changing balance of power between the sexes – a process sociological study: the example of the Ancient Roman state, in Essays III: On Sociology and the Humanities,Collected Works, vol. 16, Dublin: UCD: pp.240-265
illustrating through concrete examples the application of theoretical concepts and their relevance to different societies.
Inspired by the work of Norbert Elias, I am developing a distinctive, multi-disciplinary approach to political sociology and early childhood, one that is relational, comparative and historical. I am currently writing a book on the Sociology of Early Childhood, to be published by Sage in 2014 and have co-edited a multi-disciplinary, social science Monograph with Professor Stephen Mennell (2011), Norbert Elias and Figurational Research: Processual Thinking in Sociology, Oxford: Blackwell.
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- Kategori
- Timer
- Eksamen
- 61,25
- Forberedelse
- 61,25
- Forelæsninger
- 15
- I alt
- 137,50
Deadline for signing up for Fall courses is
June 1st, 2014. When signing up you are
automatically signed up for exam.
International students must sign up by filling in an application
form which you find here:
course
registration
- Point
- 5 ECTS
- Prøveform
- Skriftlig afleveringSize: A Free written take-home essay of maximum 7 ½ pages of 2400 characters each page (incl. spaces). If written by a group, the essay may be 50 % of 2400 characters each page longer per additional student.
Attention: When handing in as a group, the contribution of each student must be pointed out - Bedømmelsesform
- 7-trins skala
- Censurform
- Ekstern censur
- Eksamensperiode
- Handing in of papers: 12.00 o’clock in the secretariat (16.1.34) Submission dates will be available on Absalon.
Kriterier for bedømmelse
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Kursusinformation
- Sprog
- Dansk
- Kursuskode
- ASOK05244U
- Point
- 5 ECTS
- Niveau
- Kandidat
- Varighed
- 1 semester
- Placering
- Efterår
- Skemagruppe
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- Efter- og videreuddannelse
- Pris
- Studienævn
- Sociologisk studienævn
Udbydende institut
- Sociologisk Institut
Kursusansvarlige
- Signe Pedersen (4-756370664275636f68306d7730666d)
Undervisere
Dr. Norman Gabriel, Plymouth University, norman.r.gabriel@plymouth.ac.uk