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| SOCI0070-1 | Introduction to sociology
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Marc Poncelet |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : |
- See the table of contents in the work by M. De Coster, B. Bawin Legros, M. Poncelet, Introduction à la sociologie, sixth edition, De Boeck, Brussels, 2006. The first part of the course, as with the book, aims to identify the history and perspective of sociology. The second part "Conceptual analysis of social reality" presents sociology in its entirety through three concepts: communication, power and role, by situating these on three levels.
These three levels are: interpersonal, group (or organisational) and societal (macro-sociological).
- This course constitutes a general introduction to sociology, its paradigms and main authors. It will introduce students to this discipline by looking at the basic concepts of role, power and communication through three levels of analysis (interpersonal, group and societal).
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| Course objective : |
- Introduction to sociological theory
- Positioning sociology within the social sciences
- Understanding the main paradigms and their scientific status
- Examining the three key concepts of Power, Role and Communication on three sociological levels of analysis: interpersonal, organisational and macro-sociological
- An introduction to personal reading of recent, accessible texts
- Presenting a history of sociology as a scientific discipline and positioning sociology within the social sciences and arts.
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| Prerequisites : | Good general knowledge and class attendance is highly recommended. |
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| Workshops : | None. |
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| Organization : | Students must read and understand accessible research articles provided and be capable of summarising them when questioned.
Special links to other courses:
Links may exist between the Philosophy course in the area of defining scientific approaches and social sciences. |
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| Written notes : | M. De Coster, B.Bawin Legros, M.Poncelet, Introduction à la sociologie, sixth edition, De Boeck, Brussels, 2006.
An additional reading portfolio from Cercle de Psycho or Point de Vue. |
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| Assessment : |
- Multiple choice written examination in the first session (May or June), multiple-choice written examination in the second session (August or September)
- Exempting multiple-choice written examination in January.
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| Contacts : | For students of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences :
Lecturer :
Prof. Marc Poncelet
Tel.: 04 366 30 74
Marc.Poncelet@ulg.ac.be
Assistant :
Bénédicte Schoonbroodt
Tel.: 04 366 46 94
Bschoonbroodt@ulg.ac.be
Secretary :
Marina Salerno
Tel.: 04 366 31 61
Marina.Salerno@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | Exam:
For students of Psychology and Educational Sciences in Marc Poncelet's group:
written exam (multiple choice), three sessions (January, June, September)
Course hours:
30 hours of theory given in the first term
for students of Psychology and Educational Sciences (Marc Poncelet): Thursdays from 2pm-4pm in the Amphi 500 (large lecture hall) |
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