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| SOCI0589-1 | Sociological and anthropological approaches to everyday life
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Marc Poncelet |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| Theoretical part and empirical presentations by invited experts and researchers.
The course is an introductory course to the social sciences. It works on the similarities and differences between sociological and anthropological approaches at three different levels:
- at a theoretical and methodological level, by presenting the disciplines's evolutions and by discussing the qualitative approach in socio-anthropology;
- at the level of the heritages and major approaches in health;
- in a specific field, using examples from developing countries in health/medicine.
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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- To try to qualify sociological and anthropological approaches to social events.
- To reflect upon the status of social sciences using examples from sociological and anthropological research in the fields of health and medicine.
- Shed light upon the similarities and differences between the two disciplines.
- To introduce students to qualitative investigative methods in sociology and anthropology.
- To introduce and learn how to use the practices and institutions of health/medicine in the context of developing countries.
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| An introductory course to sociology or anthropology. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| None |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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- Direct teaching, oral classes, presentations, interventions from invited researchers.
- Reading an article and individual analysis are required.
This course lasts 30 hours and is given in the second term. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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- Olivier de Sardan, Jean-Pierre, 2008, La rigueur du qualitatif : les contraintes empiriques de l'interprétation socio-anthropologique, Louvain-la-Neuve, Academia-Bruylant.
- Reading portfolio to be purchased at the start of the course.
- Slides or texts from the external lecturers.
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| An individual written examination will be organised in the first term (multiple choice).
An oral exam is planned for the second session. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Lecturer :
Prof. Marc Poncelet
Tel.: 04 366 30 74
marc.poncelet@ulg.ac.be
Assistant :
Véronique Biquet
Tél : 04 366 46 94
veronique.biquet@ulg.ac.be
Secretary :
Marina Salerno
Tel.: 04 366 31 61
marina.salerno@ulg.ac.be |
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| Reading portfolio |
| You'll find here the reading portfolio for the year 2014-2015. |
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