Contemporary Sociological Theories

Course: Sociаl Technologies

Structural unit: Faculty of Sociology

Title
Contemporary Sociological Theories
Code
ОК16
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
5 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
Know: The main principles of the leading currents of modern sociological theory, the specifics of these trends in sociology and their main representatives Be able to: determine the cognitive potential of modern sociological theories in research practice; to evaluate the heuristic possibilities of modern sociological theories in the knowledge of social phenomena and processes Carry out independent analytical, research and exploration activities
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know the main stages of development of sociology, key areas of classical sociological theorizing 2. Be able to work with scientific literature and primary sources 3. Have the conceptual apparatus of sociological theory
Course content
Sociological theory: current status and ways of its development Structural functionalism: from the theory of action to the general theory of systems Neo-Marxism in the sociology of the twentieth century. Interpretive tradition in sociology: phenomenology, ethnomethodology and symbolic interactionism Poststructuralism and neofunctionalism in modern sociological theory Conceptualization of socio-cultural analysis in the system of socio-humanitarian sciences Sociocultural analysis of cultural transmission Semiotic approaches in sociocultural analysis The use of socio-cultural analysis: opportunities and limitations
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Йоас Х., Кнѐбль В. Социальная теория: 20 вводных лекций. / Пер. с нем. К.Г. Тимофеевой. - СПб: Алетейя, 2011. Коллинз Р. Четыре социологических традиции. Пер. В. Россмана. - М.: Территория будущего, 2009. Малес Л. В. Вивчаючи тексти культури: соціокультурний аналіз як пізнавальна стратегія соціології. – К. : К.І.С., 2011. Монсон П. Современная западная социология. Теории, традиции, перспективы. - СПб: Нотабене, 1992. Ритцер Дж. Современная социологическая теория – СПб., 2002. Соболевська М.О. Неофункціоналістські та постструктуралістські теорії в сучасній соціології. Навчальний посібник. – К.: Дух і літера, 2010.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
- semester assessment: 1. active work in seminars: 40/24 points 2. performance of modular control works: 20/12 points (2 works on 10 maximum or 6 minimum points for everyone) - final assessment: written exam - 40 points maximum. The minimum score for passing the exam (overall positive grade) is 24 points. - Conditions for admission to the final exam: For students who scored a total of fewer points in the module than the critical minimum - 36 points to obtain admission to the exam is required to retake the module tests.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Maryna Oleksandrivna Sobolevs'ka
Department of Theory and History of Sociology
Faculty of Sociology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Theory and History of Sociology
Faculty of Sociology