FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Department of Sociology
SOC 222 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Contemporary Theories of Sociology
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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SOC 222
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Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Required
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionCase StudyQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | To provide a thorough introduction to theoretical orientations in contemporary sociological theory, thereby providing the student with a solid grounding in the concepts, arguments, approaches and schools of thought indispensible for advanced work in sociology. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | The course involves an introduction to and examination of the major theoretical orientations and types of explanation in sociology ranging (roughly) from the first deades of the 2oth century to the present. In particular, it aims to provide the student with a perspective from which to question the distinction between “classical” and “contemporary” in theory construction, to examine the relevance of theory to fieldwork, to assess the relative strengths of types of explanation, and to reflect on the implications of theory change and controversy in sociology. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses |
X
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Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Introduction to the course | |
2 | Why sociological theory? What are the connections between classical and contemporary theory? | Elliot, chapter 1, pp. 6-15. |
3 | Structural Functionalism | Ritzer, chapter 7, pp. 240-259. |
4 | Symbolic Interactionism: Goffman | Berger and Luckman, Part 1, chapter 2 in Calhoun et al. Erving Goffman, Part 1, chapter 3 in Calhoun et al. |
5 | The Frankfurt School | Elliot, Chapter 2, pp. 17-37. |
6 | Theories of structuration: Giddens and Bourdieu | Elliot, Chapter 6, pp. 122-150. |
7 | Preparation for midterm and midterm exam | |
8 | Structuralism to poststructuralism: Foucault | Elliot, Chapter 3, pp. 70-86. |
9 | Foucault cont’d | Elliot, Chapter 3, pp. 70-86. |
10 | Feminism to postfeminist theory | Calhoun et al. Part 7, chapters 22 (Dorothy Smith) and 23 (Patricia Hill Smith) |
11 | Feminism cont’d | Elliot, Chapter 7, pp. 215-219 (on Judith Butler) |
12 | Race theory | Calhoun et al., Part 7, chapter 24 (Franz Fanon) W.E.B. Dubois (1903) “Of Our Spiritual Strivings” in The Souls of Black Folk. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/408/408-h/408-h.htm#chap01 |
13 | Risk society | Elliot, Chapter 9, pp. 283-293 |
14 | Liquid modernity: Bauman | Elliot, Chapter 9, pp. 294-304. |
15 | Review of the semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Anthony Elliot. 2009. Contemporary Social Theory. An Introduction. Routledge (main text) ISBN 9780203930540 Craig Calhoun et al. (eds.) 2002. Contemporary Sociological Theory. Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1-119-52724-4 George Ritzer, 2010. Sociological Theory. (8th ed.) ISBN: 978-0-07-811167-9 |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation |
1
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10
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Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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40
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Final Exam |
1
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50
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
2
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50
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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50
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Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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3
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42
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
0
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Presentation / Jury |
0
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Project |
0
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
1
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40
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40
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Final Exam |
1
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50
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50
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Total |
180
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories. |
X | ||||
2 | To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods. |
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3 | To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology. |
X | ||||
4 | To be able to determine the appropriate methods in the design of the planning stage and conclusion of a sociological project, individually or as part of a team. |
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5 | To be able to diagnose the social dynamics behind personal problems by using sociological imagination. |
X | ||||
6 | To be able to define social problems at local, national, and global level, and offer new policies for solutions. |
X | ||||
7 | To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research. |
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8 | To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. |
X | ||||
9 | To be able to analyze different aspects of the social world by drawing on the knowledge produced by other disciplines of the social sciences. |
X | ||||
10 | To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research. |
X | ||||
11 | To be able to collect sociological data and communicate with sociologists and other social scientists in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). |
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12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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