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 administrative problems

Course Entry Requirements:

None

Course contents:

Introduction, Sociological Theory, Groups, Family, Organizations, Communities, Culture, Socialization, Deviance, Applied Sociology in Public Administration

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 organizations and territorial community level Evaluation and appreciation of policies, programs and services specific to public administration in a sociological perspective

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

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

Recommended reading:

Open Stax, Introduction of Sociology, Rice University, Huston, 2015, 5-28, 51-65, 93-114, 115-167.
Giddens, Anthony, Sociology, Polity Press, Cambridge, 2006, 634-682, 790-840.
Ron J. Hammond, 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.