Overview
Lecturer
Mihai Pascaru Pag
Seminar tutor
Alin Tomuș
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Social assistance
Field of study
Social work
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, conversation, exemplification.
Entry requirements
None
Aims
To acquire the fundations of sociological thinking and social interactions
To develop analysis capabilities of sociological issues from different theoretical perspectives
To use sociological imagination to understand social world and social situations.
To analyze the social problems sociologically
Course contents
The Foundations of Sociology: Introduction,
Sociological Methods,
General Sociological Theory.
Social Life: Society, Culture, Socialization, Groups, Aging, Deviance.
Social Inequality: Stratification, Race and Ethnicity, Gender.
Social Institutions: Economy, Family, Religion, Health and Medicine , Politics. Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of the concepts, theories, paradigms and methodologies used in the research of organizations and communities
Use of basic knowledge in explaining and interpreting social risks at community level.
Evaluation and appreciation of policies, programs and services specific to social work
Assessment
Written paper –– 60%; continuous assessment – 40%.
Recommended reading
Introduction of Sociology
Open Stax
Rice University, Huston, 2015 · 1-486
Sociology
Schmittz Andy
Routledge,, Philadephia, 2012 · 4-124
Introduction to sociology
Ron J. Hammond
Smashwords, Clevaland, 2010 · 2-222