| SCHOOL | Economics and Political Science | ||
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| DEPARTMENT | Sociology | ||
| Level of Study | Undergraduate | ||
| COURSE CODE | 431001 | ||
| COURSE TITLE | Introduction to Sociology I (M) | ||
| Independent Teaching Activities | Weekly Teaching Hours | CREDIT UNITS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures – exercises | 3 | 6 | |
| TOTAL | 3 | 6 | |
| Course Type | General Background | ||
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| Prerequisite Courses | No | ||
| Teaching and Examination Language | Greek | ||
| THE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | Yes | ||
| Course Webpage (URL) | https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/SOC236/ | ||
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:
General Capabilities
Sociology is a scientific discipline that studies society. A primary concern in this direction is to describe what society is and, secondly, to define the «tools» of the sociological study of society.
Sociology examines the relationships between groups, between institutions, between identities, and interpersonal interactions within a broader social context. It examines forms of society as a whole such as ethnicity and the nation, as well as their interrelationships, cultural phenomena, the relationship between technology and society, social stratification, and social inequality, recognizing the pivotal role of interaction and communication in these. Sociology studies the formation and transformation of social phenomena such as urbanization, unemployment, crime, migration, social exclusion, racism, etc.
The sociological imagination is a central idea of sociology, which allows sociologists to connect individual experiences with larger social issues. In Greece, for example, one of the highest rates of racism or depression and other phenomena in Europe is recorded. Sociology has the mission to study and understand these phenomena, using a multitude of scientific methods, the degree of modernization of the country, the extent of social inequality, and more recently, the crisis, among others.
The first part of the course is dedicated to understanding sociology as a science, its possibilities and limits, the fundamental issues it deals with, as well as the methodological tools used in sociological study.
Within this context, the subject matter of sociology is examined, its relationship with other branches of knowledge in the field of the social sciences, the historical formation of sociology and the factors that contributed to it, as well as
In the second part, certain fundamental issues concerning the core of sociological knowledge and sociological research are examined.
Course modules (content)
1) The subject and methods methodology of social theory,
The sociological imagination
Social theory and its relations with the social sciences
2) Basic concepts in social theory: Society, social institutions, social groups, social role, social action, identities
3) Fundamental epistemological questions in social theory
4) Positivist and objectivist approaches in social theory
5) Subjectivist approaches in social theory
6) Marxist theories and Critical Theory
7) Postmodern approaches
8) The concept of culture and its multiple perspectives
9) Socialization of the individual. From integration to individuation
10) Social interaction and the role of symbols in the construction of the social
11) Whole-society forms – nationalism, racism
12) Labor and economy. Trends in the modern economic environment
13) Social stratification and social classes. Processes in the class structure of modern societies
Methods and techniques of sociological research
| DELIVERY METHOD | In-person (remote only when mandatory by the Ministry of Education or the Senate) |
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| Information and Communication Technologies | YES Use of ICT in teaching (PowerPoint) Course support via E-class |
| Activity | Semester Workload |
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| LECTURES | 39 |
| EXERCISES | 21 |
| STUDY AND LITERATURE ANALYSIS | 40 |
| PREPARATION OF ASSIGNMENT | 50 |
| Course Summary | 150 |
| Process Description Evaluation | Evaluation Methods:
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