Overview
Aims
Acquire the fundamentals of the community-society dichotomy and the specific theoretical and methodological implications of The Sociology of Communities
Develop the capacity to approach a variety of perspectives of the local community problems
Know and be able to use the main methods used for the Sociology of Communities
Course contents
Community and Society; The Village – a rural territorial community; The City – an urban territorial community; Specific methods for the sociology of communities: the participative observation and the monography method; The community în the process of social development.
Learning outcomes
Know the content of the main concepts: community, society, rural, urban, social development in the communities Know the major trends in the evolution of village and the city in the 21st century. Abilities to employ the participative research method; Know and adapt to the communitarian realities of the main components of a monography.
Assessment
Written paper – applicative essay – 60%; continuous assessment – 40%.