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GEOG 2241: Social Geography
Effective date
September 2016
Department
UT Humanities
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
This course examines the spatial and environmental bases of societies, from historical and cultural perspectives, and explores the major theoretical concepts and empirical contexts of social geography: space and society, the body, the home, community, institutions, the street, the city, the rural, the nation, and the resort.
Credits
3.0
Year of study
2nd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
GEOG 1100.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Synthesize the concepts, techniques and theories of social geography.
- Communicate effectively orally, graphically, in writing and using quantitative methods.
- Describe the development of social geography and explain the alternative paradigms of social geography
- Explain the concept of the spatial structuring of social differences and inequalities.
- Apply the concepts, methods and theories to different scales of geographic analysis.
- Describe and analyze the arrangements and patterns of different types of groups within a given society.
- Evaluate the most relevant issues and needs confronting different groups within a given society.
- Describe and analyze the concepts and spatial patterns of social transformation through the collection, interpretation and presentation of relevant geographic data.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 60
Total Hours: 60
Total Hours: 60
Instructional Strategies
Lectures, labwork, and multimedia presentations.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
D
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Final Exam |
30 |
|
|
Midterm Exam |
20 |
|
|
Assignments |
40 |
Written assignment, poster project |
|
Participation |
10 |
|
Course topics
- Traditions in social geography
- Different paradigms within social geography
- Social geography and everyday life
- Restructuring society and space
- The body as surface, the body as project, Cartesian dualism
- Neighbourhood and community - social construction of space, restructuring society and space
- Public and private space - urban morphology, cities, homeless and housing
- Urban life - social interaction and social networks
- Place and power - public institutions and private life, urban governance, social justice
- Fear, crime, and disorder
- Race" and ethnicity - discrimination, segregation, colonies
- Spaces of hope - social activism and civic responsibility, advocacy
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.