Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(OIK117) -  Jennifer Cavounidis

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

Course Description

This is an introductory course to Sociology. We will examine various theoretical approaches to the study of society and specific subject-areas such as: social interaction and communication, social stratification and class structure, gender relations, race and ethnicity.

The goals of the course are two-fold:

1) 1)  comprehension of various theoretical perspectives to the study of society and of concepts and issues related to specific subject-areas

2)2)    development of the ability to utilize the theoretical perspectives and concepts for the analysis of current topics.

Main textbook:

Anthony Giddens, Sociology, 7^th edition (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2013).

Course Requirements

At our weekly meetings we will discuss material from a specific chapter of the book as well as additional material related to the chapter. Each student should be prepared to mention two questions or comments related to the chapter which he/she considers interesting.

Each student will be required to make a short presentation to the class of material relevant to a specific subect-area.

In addition, each student will prepare a paper on a topic of his/her choice in one of the areas examined in the course (for example, social stratification and inequalities, gender relations, forms of family, race and ethnicity) that compares the experience of Greece and another European Union country in the particular area. The paper will be presented orally to the class and submitted in written form.

There will be a written examination at the end of the course.

Determination of the grade achieved in the course:

Written examination (40%), class participation (including satisfactory presentation of course-related material) (30%), written paper (20%), and oral presentation of paper (10%).

Ημερομηνία δημιουργίας

Πέμπτη, 22 Οκτωβρίου 2009