Course AS 102 · Year I · Autumn 2024-2025

Introduction to sociology

Compulsory course in Social work, taught by Mihai Pascaru Pag.

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Overview

Lecturer
Mihai Pascaru Pag
Seminar tutor
Alin Tomuș
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Social work
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 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 contents

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

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

Assessment

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

Recommended reading

Introduction of Sociology
OpenStax
Rice University, Huston, 2015 · 5-28, 51-65, 93-114, 115-167
Sociology
Giddens, A.
Polity Press, Cambridge, 2006 · 634-682, 790-840
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
Ron J. Hammond & Paul Cheney
Smashwords, Clevaland, 2021 · Online