Overview
Lecturer
Mihai Pascaru Pag
Seminar tutor
Alin Tomuș
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Sociology
Field of study
Sociology
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
Course contents
Introduction, Sociological Theory, Groups, Family, Organizations, Communities, Culture, Socialization, Deviance, Applied Sociology
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 community level. Evaluation and appreciation of policies, programs and services specific to social development 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
Smashwords, Clevaland, 2021 · Online