Sociology of Social Changes
Course: Sociology
Structural unit: Faculty of Sociology
Title
Sociology of Social Changes
Code
ОК36
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
know the content of the main categories of sociology of social change and theoretical interpretations of social change
to carry out a theoretical interpretation of social change within the modern concepts of society transformation
be able to identify, analyze and interpret trends in socio-cultural change in modern Ukrainian society
critically read and interpret the results of comparative studies of trends in Ukrainian society with the corresponding trends in European societies
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know the specifics of the sociological approach to the study of society and social problems.
2. Be able to use sources of empirical information, understand the nature and significance of social indicators; create presentations at seminars, in a mass audience.
3. Have basic skills of group work and public discussion.
Course content
Social change: concepts and forms of manifestation
Theoretical approaches to the study of social change
Classical sociological tradition of social change research and modernity
Modern theories of modernization and social change
Glocalization and modern social change. Modern societies and global transformations
Dynamics of changes in social institutions
Urbanization and social change
Social movements as agents of change
The main trends of change in Ukrainian society
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Українське суспільство: моніторинг соціальних змін. Випуск 6 (20) / Головні редактори д.екон.н. В.М.Ворона, д.соціол.н. М.О.Шульга. – Київ : Інститут соціології НАН України, 2019. – 517 с.
Черниш. Н. Й. Соціологія: підручник за рейтингово-модульною системою навчання. – 5-те вид., перероб. і доп. – К.: Знання, 2009. – 468 с. ( Розділ 1. С.127 - 141).
Штомпка П. Соціологія. Аналіз суспільства. – Львів: Колір ПРО, 2020 – 800 с. (С.241 – 265).
Golovakha E., Gorbachik A. Social Changes in Ukraine and Europe: Outcomes of European Social Survey 2005-2007(2009)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Work on seminars - 30 points \ 18 points.
2. Performance of control work - 10 points \ 6 points.
3. Research task -20 points \ 12 points.
- final assessment: exam - 40 points \ 24 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
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Departments
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