LO1 Discuss the unequal distribution of resources in modern society and the psychological and physical health implications of this inequity.

Module title:

 Power and Inequalities

Module code:

5HW081

Assessment submission type:

Oral presentation of Inequality Case Study

Assessment submission deadline:

May 8^th 2025

Assessment submission method:

E-submission by 2.00pm on day of deadline

Assessment limits:

15 minutes ( +/- 10%)

Assessment  weighting:

100%

Module Description

This module explores the role of power in health inequalities across a range of disadvantaged and marginalized groups; these may include women, older people, black and minority ethnic people, immigrants and Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual people. Through an examination of contemporary issues and research you will explore and be able to explain how these disparities are created and reproduced within the broader socio-political framework. Covering critical theoretical interventions, cultural contexts, evidence-based models and new social movements, you will gain an understanding of how social identity (intersectionality) is a key factor in shaping an individual’s life and health chances, and how recognition of this reality can provide the basis for action at the individual, community and societal level, to achieve greater health equity. The module aims to develop your understanding and interest in the examination of power and how it can maintain health inequalities as well as overcome them.

Module Learning Outcomes:

LO1 Discuss the unequal distribution of resources in modern society and the psychological and physical health implications of this inequity.

LO2 Describe micro and macro-sociological theories and their potential for empowering disadvantaged populations in contemporary society.

LO3 Examine cultural representations in producing and reproducing inequality, through the application of gender, race, age or class; and the wider power structures that shape people`s lives, to enable equity and empowerment. 

Assessment : Oral Presentation

You will be required to produce a 15-minute audio-visual presentation of a selected case study. In this you will select a  ‘group of people’ whose shared social characteristics (e.g. ethnicity, social class, disability, gender, sexuality, age) translate into social inequality and present a profile that summarizes the role of power in shaping their lived experience and health chances. This profile should demonstrate application of critical theory(ies), with recommendations for change and improvements in practice. This audiovisual presentation should take the form of a narrated Powerpoint presentation. It will be 15 minutes long and will be recorded and submitted via the Canvas portal.

1

Front Cover sheet

Student Number, Module, Course, Date

No narration

2

Detail of Case study selected

e.g.  race/ethnic group, age, social class, disability, sexuality, gender, refugees

30 seconds to 1 minute

3-4

Rationale for selection

Health impact (NB statistics), current debates/social movements, evidence of inequality

3 minutes

5-6

Socio-political and psychological determinants affecting unequal health

e.g. lack of self-efficacy, poverty, discrimination, exclusion, stigmatization, lack of access to health care

 3 minutes

6-7-8

Theory of power

e.g. Marxism, Intersectionality, Foucauldian theory, Critical Race Theory, Disablism, Critical Gerontology, Ageism

5 minutes

9-10

Action to address inequality

Policy recommendations, advocacy campaigns, health initiatives

3 minutes

11

References

Harvard (cite them right)

10-20 sources (no narration)

TOTAL: 15 minutes,