Dr Matthew Howell

Darlithydd Troseddeg (a Chymdeithaseg) (Addysgu Uwch), Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy

+44 (0) 1792 602750

matthew.howell@abertawe.ac.uk

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Mae Matt yn addysgu modiwlau israddedig ac ôl-raddedig mewn Troseddeg, Cymdeithaseg, a Pholisi Cymdeithasol. Ef yw cyfarwyddwr y rhaglen BSc Troseddeg a Chymdeithaseg.

Mae ganddo lawer o brofiad o weithio gyda phobl ifanc ac mae wedi treulio deng mlynedd fel gweithiwr ieuenctid yn Abertawe a Chaerdydd.

Mae ei ymchwil yn canolbwyntio ar ddatblygiad diwylliant o fewn lleoliadau sefydliadol. Gan ddefnyddio dulliau ymchwil ethnograffig, mae Matt yn archwilio canfyddiad pobl ifanc o ddigartrefedd ymhlith pobl ifanc.

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Diwylliant Sefydliadol
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Methodoleg Ymchwil
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Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol
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Diddordebau Addysgu

Troseddeg

Polisi Cymdeithasol

Cymdeithaseg

Dulliau Ymchwil Cymdeithasol

Ymchwil

Modiwlau a Addysgir

ASC212 Criminological Theory: Content and Application

This module provides students with an understanding of criminology as a theoretical, conceptual and applied discipline. Therefore, the module analyses criminological theories of crime and deviance, and explores the application of the theories in real life cases. The module builds on level 4 understandings of competing theories and perspectives to provide students with deeper a knowledge of Criminology from a theoretical and conceptual perspective. It is delivered through interactive sessions that give students the opportunity to evaluate the extent to which each of the theories applies in real life cases. Students are guided through the processes of applying each theory to topical and sometimes contentious crimes, acts of deviance, and punishments.
ASC215 Crime, Drugs and Alcohol

The module explores the relationship between drug and alcohol use, society and crime. Throughout the module, the ways in which the criminal justice system responds to the harms presented by drug and alcohol use and related offending is considered. Students are given the opportunity to explore alternative policy approaches to addressing drug use and drug-related harms other than criminalisation.
ASCM17 Understanding Criminological Theory

This module aims to introduce students to the main explanatory approaches used in criminology, with an appraisal of the aspirations, scope and limitations of each. The focus is on how criminologists have used different paradigms of explanation, what insights these have generated, how they have informed research, debate and policies concerning crime, and the extent to which they have received empirical support.
ASP251 Housing Policy, Homes and Homelessness

This module provides an account of the principles and the development of housing policies in the UK from the nineteenth century to the present day. The module assesses government, voluntary and private sector responses to housing the population. There is an exploration of the meaning of home, the purposes of housing policy and the conceptualisation of housing need. The impacts of housing policy are examined, including its human consequences (eg crime and homelessness); the experiences of particular population groups (eg in terms of class, ¿race¿, ethnicity, gender, disability and age); and geo-economic outcomes (eg protection of the environment, land use and urban planning).
PPS111 Individuals and Society

This module explores the relationship between society and the individual, with the aim of introducing students to a series of key concepts and debates across a series of areas of contemporary social life. We focus in particular on divisions in society as focal points for understanding how social factors affect individuals¿ identities, priorities, choices and life chances. The module serves as a foundation for years 2 and 3, giving students vital conceptual tools and showing how they can be applied across a series of key issues, themes and contexts.
PPS318 Investigating Gender 2: Exploring Men and Masculinities

While the majority of scholarship on gender has focused on women, in this module we will critically interrogate, through a sociological analysis, men and the constitution of masculinity. This tack is crucial to understanding gender inequality because men as a group benefit from the gender order, and enactments of masculinity tend to reproduce power and dominance. The module will investigate different meanings of masculinity and in its plural form masculinities, how these meanings change historically and over the life course. At the same time, it will consider how intersections with other dimensions of inequality such as class, race, place, and sexuality complicate masculinities and position men differently in relationship to gender dividends. Special attention will be paid to the way power works in the making of gendered selves. Topics in the module will cover: Week 1 What is Masculinity? ¿ Masculinity in Context Global and Local Masculinity Week 2 Theorising Masculinities ¿ Hegemonic, Inclusive, or Toxic? Week 3 Extending Masculinity Research and Theory- Beyond Male Bodies Week 4 Childhood and Youth- Learning Masculinity Week 5 Masculinity, Race, and Class Week 6 Sexuality Week 7 Media, Popular Culture, and Subculture Week 8 Sports, Health, and Violence Week 9 Intimate Relationships, Harassment, and Gender-Based Violence Week 10 Moving forward: Toward Healthy Masculinity and Gender Equality? Week 11 Conclusion

Dr Matthew Howell

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Meysydd Arbenigedd

Uchafbwyntiau Gyrfa

Modiwlau a Addysgir

ASC212 Criminological Theory: Content and Application

ASC215 Crime, Drugs and Alcohol

ASCM17 Understanding Criminological Theory

ASP251 Housing Policy, Homes and Homelessness

PPS111 Individuals and Society

PPS318 Investigating Gender 2: Exploring Men and Masculinities