Social structure of society

Course: Sociological support for management processes

Structural unit: Faculty of Sociology

Title
Social structure of society
Code
ОК13
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
1.1 To know the classical and modern theories of social structures, their conceptual apparatus, and strategies of socio-structural analysis. 1.2 To know the historical and current trends of structural change in societies. 1.3. To know the basic components of social structures and conceptual models of their study. 2.1. To be able to apply theories of social structure and structural change to identify and explain social processes through the prism of socio-structural manifestations and factors. 3.1. To present the results of individual work, reasonable participation in discussions. 4.1 Independent search, analysis and generalization of social information, substantiation of conclusions on socio-structural processes in Ukraine and the world.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. To know the classical and basic modern sociological theories of society. 2. To be able to collect and analyze sociological information. 3. Critical analyzis of publications, theoretical texts, to summarize and substantiate empirical conclusions.
Course content
1. What does it mean to think structurally? Structural-analytical approach in modern sociology 2. The system of alternative interpretations of social structure: classical strategies. 3. Modern perspectives of socio-structural analysis. 4. Dimentions of social positions and statuses. 5. Socio-cultural parameters of the social structure. 6. Theories of inequalities and models of stratification. 7. Basic criteria for determining the structures of inequalities. 8. Class structures and methods of their study. 9. Structures of employment and professions. 10. Trends in socio-structural changes in modern societies.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Bourdieu, P. 2003. Practical sense. Kyiv: Ukrainian Center for Spiritual Culture. Pp. 41-254. 2. Giddens, E. 1999. Sociology. K., Osnovy. C. 290-340, 365-397. 3. Kovalisko, N. 2006. Fundamentals of social stratification: Textbook. manual. Lviv: Magnolia. 328 p. 4. Social structures and personality: a study by M. Kon and his collaborators. Kyiv: Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, 2007. P. 43–70. 5. Malysh L. 2019. Principles and rules for measuring structural inequalities in sociology. Kyiv: NaUKMA. Pp. 99–296. 6. Simonchuk, O. 2018. Social classes in modern societies: heuristic potential of class analysis. Kyiv: IS NASU, 2018. P. 17–162. 7. Sociology: Textbook. manual / ed. S. Makeyev. Kyiv: Znannia, 2005. S. 130–185, 293–302. 8. Structural dimensions of modern society: Textbook / Ed. S. Makeyev. Kyiv, 2006. S. 74-100, 143-161, 190-263, 350-371.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, individual work
Assessment methods and criteria
Group and individual work at seminars (10/30) LR 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 3.1 Control work (3/10) LR 1.3, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1 Individual research task (7/20) LR 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 3.1 final assessment: exam (LR 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1.) - maximum 40 points, minimum - 24 points.
Language of instruction
ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Andrii Melnikov
Department Social Structures and Social Relations
Faculty of Sociology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department Social Structures and Social Relations
Faculty of Sociology