| Type of course: |
Compulsory |
| Language of instruction: |
Romanian |
| Erasmus Language of instruction: |
English |
| Name of lecturer: |
Mihai Pascaru Pag |
| Seminar tutor: |
Alin Tomuș |
| Form of education |
Full-time |
| Form of instruction: |
Class |
| Number of teaching hours per semester: |
28 |
| Number of teaching hours per week: |
2 |
| Semester: |
Summer |
| Form of receiving a credit for a course: |
Grade |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated |
4 |
Course aims:
Training the competencies to identify and critically apply the paradigms of sociological explanation to the study of social facts and reality.
Training the competencies to identify and critically apply the paradigms of sociological explanation to the study of social facts and reality.
Training the competencies to identify and critically apply the paradigms of sociological explanation to the study of social facts and reality.
Course Entry Requirements:
None
Course contents:
The paradigmatic status of Sociology The paradigm and the concepts that are characterising it Types of paradigms Paradigms referring to humans’ placement inside the society Paradigms referring to the anatomy of the society Paradigms referring to social structure Paradigms referring to the evolution of the society
Teaching methods:
Lecture, conversation, exemplification
Learning outcomes:
Knowledge of the main paradigms of the sociological explanation. Ability to apply different sociological paradigms to social research design.
Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:
Written paper – applicative essay – 80%; continuous assessment – 20%.
Recommended reading:
Haralambos, M. & Holborn, M.,
Sociology. Theme and perspectives, HarperCollins Publishers
, London
, 2000
, 9-17
Luciano L'Abate,
Paradigms in Theory constructions, Springer
, New York
, 2012
, 147-168
Anthony Giddens,
Sociology, Polity Press
, Cambridge
, 2006
, 100-125