Syllabus
1. What is sociology?
Literature: Part One - Thinking Sociologically: Theories and Methods. 1:What is sociology? In: Fulcher, James Scott, John. Sociology . Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 4-17. ISBN 978-0-19-956375-3. 2. Modernity and sociology. 3. Sociological theory.
Literature: Part One - Theories and theorizing: the beginnig of sociology. In: Fulcher, James Scott, John. Sociology . Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 23-43. ISBN 978-0-19-956375-3. 4. Microsociology: interactions, socialisation & social groups.
Literature: Part Two - Socialization, Identity and Interaction. In: Fulcher, James Scott, John. Sociology . Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 111-145. ISBN 978-0-19-956375-3.
Film: Genie: Secret of the Wild Child (1997) 5. Sociology of institutions and organisations.
Literature: Part Four - Organization, Managment, and Control. In: Fulcher, James Scott, John. Sociology . Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 516-553. ISBN 978-0-19-956375-3.
Film: I, Daniel Blake (2016) 6. Macrosociology: classes, nations & societies
Literature: Part Five - Stratification, Class, and Status. In: Fulcher, James Scott, John. Sociology . Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 741-782. ISBN 978-0-19-956375-3. 7. Research & methodology.
Literature: Part One - Thinking Sociologically: Theories and Methods. Methods and Research In: Fulcher, James Scott, John. Sociology . Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 69-105. ISBN 978-0-19-956375-3. 8. Social inequalities.
Literature: Part Five - Inequality, poverty and wealth. In: Fulcher, James Scott, John. Sociology . Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 695-737. ISBN 978-0-19-956375-3.
Literature: Part Two - Education. In: Fulcher, James Scott, John. Sociology . Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 309-344. ISBN 978-0-19-956375-3.
Film: The Class (2008) 9. Sex, gender & family.
Literature: Part Two - Sex, Gender and Sexuality. In: Fulcher, James Scott, John. Sociology . Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 149-184. ISBN 978-0-19-956375-3.
Film: Billy Elliot (2000) 10. Globalisation & migration.
Literature: Part Four - Globalisation. In: Fulcher, James Scott, John. Sociology . Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 536-643. ISBN 978-0-19-956375-3. 11. Media and digital society 12. How to study societies? Sociological methodology
Annotation
The course is an introductory class in sociology. The objective is to bring the students basic and essential knowledge in the field.
It comprises both contemporary academic debates and topics, as long as sociological classics and main methodological approaches.