Introduction into the sociology of ethnicity
General data
Course ID: | 3500-FAK-SOCET-OG |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
14.2
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Course title: | Introduction into the sociology of ethnicity |
Name in Polish: | Socjologia etniczności |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of Sociology |
Course groups: |
General university courses General university courses in the social sciences |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
3.00
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Language: | Polish |
Type of course: | general courses |
Mode: | Classroom |
Short description: |
The aim of the course is to is to introduce students to basic sociological concepts, problems and research conceptions relating to the concept of "ethnicity", especially concerning the understanding of ethnicity, ethnic groups, nations, ethnic minorities, ethnic identity, prejudice, and ethnic (racial) discrimination against) and problems of multicultural societies. |
Full description: |
The aim of the course is to is to introduce students to basic sociological concepts, problems and research conceptions relating to the concept of "ethnicity", especially concerning the understanding of ethnicity, ethnic groups, nations, ethnic minorities, ethnic identity, prejudice, and ethnic (racial) discrimination against) and problems of multicultural societies. Analysis of particular social phenomena is coupled with the presentation of the areas where particular research approaches are used. Research methods preferred within particular research paradigms are also discussed. The total number of working hours required for the achievement of the set learning outcomes includes: 1) Participation in lectures = 15 x 2 academic hours; 2) Required reading and text analysis = 15 x 2 academic hours; Total = 60 academic hours |
Bibliography: |
- the basic literature: T. Hylland Eriksen, Etniczność i nacjonalizm. Ujęcie antropologiczne, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków 2013; G. Babiński, hasło „Etniczność”, w: Władysław Kwaśniewicz (red.), Encyklopedia Socjologiczna A-J, T. 1, Oficyna Naukowa, Warszawa 1998; M. Budyta-Budzyńska, Socjologia narodu i konfliktów etnicznych, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2010; S. Fenton, Etniczność, przeł. E. Chomicka, Wydawnictwo Sic! Warszawa 2007; A. Posern-Zieliński, Etniczność. Kategorie. Procesy etniczne, Poznań 2005; W. Żelazny, Etniczność. Ład – konflikt – sprawiedliwość, Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, Poznań 2006: Siniša Maleševic, The Sociology of Ethnicity, SAGE Publications, London-Thousand Oaks-New Delhi 2004. |
Learning outcomes: |
Knows and understands basic sociological concepts Has basic knowledge about local, domestic and international institutions and the problems of European integration Has awareness of various forms of social organization existing in the past and in the present Has basic knowledge about the mechanisms of social group dynamics and interdependencies between groups and individuals Is aware of the importance of the social group in building man’s identity Has basic knowledge about cultural diversity of Poland and the modern world Has basic knowledge of methods used in research on cultural diversity |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
Written exam |
Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)
Time span: | 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28 |
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Type of class: |
Lecture, 30 hours, 10 places
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Coordinators: | Sławomir Łodziński | |
Group instructors: | Sławomir Łodziński | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
Examination: |
Course -
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Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)
Time span: | 2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26 |
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MO TU W TH FR |
Type of class: |
Lecture, 30 hours, 10 places
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Coordinators: | Sławomir Łodziński | |
Group instructors: | Sławomir Łodziński | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
Examination: |
Course -
Examination
Lecture - Examination |
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