ASOK05244U Familier i krise – den ændrede magtbalance mellem mænd og kvinder.

Årgang 2014/2015
Engelsk titel

Families in Crisis – the changing balance of power between men and women

Uddannelse
Sociological Theory courses
Kursusindhold

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.

Målbeskrivelser

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

A combination of interactive lectures and student-led discussions. My aim is to inspire students so that they begin to ask challenging questions about the content of the course. I strongly encourage students to think about and share their experiences with one another,
illustrating through concrete examples the application of theoretical concepts and their relevance to different societies.
Biography

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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Point
5 ECTS
Prøveform
Skriftlig aflevering
Size: 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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