| Unit name | Sex Power and Consumption |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SPOL30073 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Mulvihill |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | School for Policy Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
In this unit, you will explore how sex and sexual services are commodified, marketised and consumed and how relations of inequality and power intersect these practices.
The unit will trace the history of sex markets, the different modes of consumption and criminal justice responses in the UK and internationally. You will assess the significant impact of the internet, of commercial interests, and of the wider policy context, on the organisation of sex markets and on individuals engaging in buying and selling sex and intimacy.
You will consider how relations of power and social identities (for example: gender, age, class, ethnicity or nationality) may position buyers and sellers and the extent to which agency, pleasure, coercion or harm characterise how sex is consumed today.
Unit aims:
At the end of the unit, students will be able to:
A weekly mix of seminar, lecture and guided formative and independent activities.
Essay (3000 words) 100%
Assesses all learning outcomes
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
