Print syllabus(in Polish) Current Topics in Sociology - A Methodological Approach
General data
| Course ID: | 2500-PL-PS-SP15-15 |
| Erasmus code / ISCED: |
14.4
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| Course title: | (unknown) |
| Name in Polish: | Current Topics in Sociology - A Methodological Approach |
| Organizational unit: | Faculty of Psychology |
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| ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
2.00
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| Language: | English |
| Short description: |
This course is an introduction to methodological approaches to the study of current topics in sociology. Sociologists ask research questions, apply theories, and use various methods – quantitative, qualitative, mixed-method, and so on -- to test theories and answer questions. This course will take an investigative approach: we will move from asking a question, to defining a concept, to identifying methods of observation, measurement, and analysis. |
| Learning outcomes: |
By the end of the course, the student should be able to: Understand investigative approaches to move from concept definition to observation, measurement, and analysis Demonstrate competence in working independently on these approaches and communicate work verbally and in writing. Demonstrate competence in working as a group on these approaches and communicate work verbally and in writing. |
Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)
| Time span: | 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28 |
 
MO TU W TH SEM
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| Type of class: |
Seminar, 15 hours
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| Coordinators: | Wouter De Raad | |
| Group instructors: | Joshua Dubrow | |
| Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
| Examination: |
Course -
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Seminar - Grading |
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| Full description: |
In the first class, we will discuss basic sociological questions, concepts, theories, and methods, and the investigative approach of this class. Each subsequent class will ask research questions. In Class 2, we ask, “How can we identify the economic and occupational situation of individuals?” In Class 3, we examine the relative structural positions of social groups in an intersectional way to ask, “How can we approach intersectionality with sociological methods?” Classes 4, 5, and 6 ask core questions in political sociology: “Who, and under what conditions, has political power in society?” (Class 4); “How do we know if social movements change society?” (Class 5); “Is there an elite? And if so, who are they and what power do they wield?” (Class 6). In Class 7, we return to social groups, but from the angle of society’s attitudes towards the disadvantaged: “How can we identify racism and sexism in society?” Classes 2 to 7 will have a similar structure. In the first hour, we will discuss empirical articles and their methods. In the second hour, we will imagine using extant data, or collecting our own, to measure the key concepts of that class. |
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| Bibliography: |
Readings are specified per class topic - please see the section on course topics |
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