Course aims:

To acquire the foundations 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 problems
To analyze the social problems sociologically

Course Entry Requirements:

None

Course contents:

Introduction, Sociological Theory, Groups, Family, Organizations, Communities, Culture, Socialization, Deviance, Applied Sociology in Social Work

Teaching methods:

Lecture, conversation, exemplification.

Learning outcomes:

Knowledge of the concepts used in the research of groups, 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 in a sociological perspective

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

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

Recommended reading:

OpenStax, Introduction of Sociology, Rice University, Huston, 2015, 5-28, 51-65, 93-114, 115-167.
Giddens, A., Sociology, Polity Press, Cambridge, 2006, 634-682, 790-840.
Ron J. Hammond & Paul Cheney, Introduction to sociology, chapters: Culture, Society and Groups, Family, Media, Socialization, available at https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sociology/Introduction_to_Sociology/Introduction_to_Sociology_(Hammond_et_al.)/01%3A_Chapters, Smashwords, Clevaland, 2021, Online.