Course aims:

The objective is to enhance students' comprehension of fundamental concepts and mechanisms related to the development of social relationships, the functioning of social entities, and the progression of essential social processes.
Students will assimilate the appropriate theoretical framework for the sociological examination of the human resources field.
Empower students to distinguish between the sociological approach to human resources and common-sense perspectives.
Comprehend the sociological dimension of human resource development and be able to compare and evaluate the statuses and social roles involved in the human resources domain.

Course Entry Requirements:

NONE

Course contents:

social phenomena in the globalization era,

social groups and organizations,

family and career dynamics in contemporary society,

deviance and its effects within organizations

social stratification and mobility,

techniques of applied sociology.

Teaching methods:

Lecture, conversation, exemplification

Learning outcomes:

Gain an understanding of social phenomena unique to the globalization era,

Expand knowledge of social groups and organizations,

Explore family and career dynamics in contemporary society,

Examine deviance and its effects within organizations, and examne social stratification and mobility,

Understand techniques of applied sociology.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Written paper –– 60%; continuous assessment – 40%.

Recommended reading:

Durkheim, É.[1895], The Rules of sociological method., Macmillan Press, New-York, 1982, 50-159.
Bottmore, T. B.., Sociology — A Guide to Problems and Literature., Routledge, New York, 2010, part I to part 4.
OpenStax, Introduction of Sociology, Rice University, Huston, 2015, 5-28, 51-65, 93-114, 115-167..
Giddens, A. and Sutton, P.W., Sociology, 8th ed., Polity Press, Cambridge, 2017, 1-108.