Degree | Type | Year |
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Political Science and Public Management | FB | 1 |
Sociology | FB | 1 |
International Relations | FB | 1 |
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The aim of this course is to introduce the students into the sociological perspective, revising the main theoretical concepts from classical sociological theory with the ultimate goal to better understand the social phenomena in all their complexity. Sociology analyses social facts from a scientific perspective (that means methodologically and systematically) which is essentially differentiated from common sense. The idea is to capture those dynamics which are very often latent or hidden. Last but not least, the course is also aimed at equipping the students with the horizontal competence of Gender Perspective through the learning activities and the selected contents.
PART I. THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE 1.1. What is sociology? a) Sociology as a science b) The birth of sociology: social forces and intellectual forces c) The sociological imagination d) Sociology as a multi-paradigmatic discipline e) The professionalization of sociology
1.2. Society in perspective: socialization, institutionalization and structuration a) Socialization and socialization agents b) Institutionalization c) Structuration, axes of inequality and intersectionality PART II: CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS a) Ethics and research in Social Sciences b) Levels of analysis: micro, meso, macro c) Applied studies PART III. Functional elements of classical sociological thought a) Karl Marx: Sociology of social relations. The critique of the political economy. Materialism, mode of production and social classes. Origin, development and social structure of capitalism. Religion and its disappearance. The discomforts of modernity: alienation and reification. b) Émile Durkheim: Sociology of social facts. The rules of the sociological method. Normality and pathology. Social cohesion and division of labour: the forms of solidarity. Suicide as a social phenomenon. Elementary forms of religious life. The discomforts of modernity: anomy. c) Max Weber: Sociology of social actions. Comprehensive sociology. Power, authority and domination. Religion, capitalism and modernity. Reason, rationality and rationalization: "The iron cage". The discomforts of modernity: the disenchantment of the world. d) Marianne Weber: Sociology of Women. Equality and Autonomy. Marriage, domestic work and women's rights. Objective culture, gender issues and Modernity. e) Georg Simmel: Sociology of social interactions. Social forms andsocial types. Social functions of conflict. Money, urban life and its effects onculture. Religious devotion. The comforts of modernity: theextension of social circles. f) Jane Addams: Sociology of social reforms. Research, residence and reform. Poverty and social structure. Religious diversity. Democracy and participation. The disenchantment of modernity: urban transformations and segregation. PART IV. Relevant Contributions for Classical Sociological Theory |
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Lectures, seminars | 99 | 3.96 | 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 12, 11, 15, 3, 19, 18, 17, 20, 33, 25, 21, 24, 22, 26, 34, 35, 38, 41, 29, 39, 6 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorials | 30 | 1.2 | 4, 16, 15, 28, 23, 35 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Reading texts, study, exercises | 157 | 6.28 | 36, 7, 10, 14, 3, 18, 27, 25, 24, 30, 31, 32, 37, 35, 38, 40, 41, 29, 39 |
Lectures Reading texts Comprehension activities Concepts comprehension activities |
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Reading seminars | 15% | 8 | 0.32 | 1, 2, 5, 4, 7, 8, 9, 14, 13, 12, 11, 15, 19, 18, 17, 25, 21, 24, 22, 26, 37, 38, 29, 39 |
Written evaluation 1, Written evaluation 2, Comparative evaluation | 30%, 30%, 25% | 6 | 0.24 | 36, 4, 10, 16, 3, 28, 20, 33, 27, 23, 22, 30, 31, 32, 37, 34, 35, 40, 41, 6 |
The final evaluation will be based on: 1) Written evaluation 1: (35%) 2) Written evaluation 2: (35%) 3) Seminars: (30%) Students who have opted for the continuous assessment option will not be able to pass the subject without having participated in at least 70% of the activities carried out in class. The characteristics and schedule of the written evaluations will be detailed at the beginning of the course. Professors may set a minimum score for some or all of the evaluation evidence to be considered in the final score. Definition of “Not Submitted”: A student will receive the grade “Not Submitted” if they have submitted or participated in less than 30% of the assessment evidence. For students who opt for the single evaluation, professors, in accordance with the UAB regulatory framework, will require three pieces of evaluation evidence to be submitted on the date set by the Faculty’s evaluation calendar. Remedial: To be eligible for the remedial exam, it will be necessary to have been previously evaluated on a minimum of two-thirds of the total course content. A student may retake up to 30% of the evaluation examinations. In all the above cases, if plagiarism or incorrect use of artificial intelligence supports is detected, the activity will be scored as 0. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted exclusively in support tasks, such as bibliographic or information searches, text correction or translations. The student must clearly identify which parts have been improved with this technology, specify the tools used and include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and the final result of the activity. The lack of transparency in the use of AI in this assessable activity will be considered a lack of academic honesty and may lead to a partial or total penalty in the grade of the activity, or greater sanctions in serious cases. |
Compulsory BIBLIOGRAPHY
At the beginning of the course, students will be informed of the list of selected readings of the subject. Additionally, each professor might indicate some more specific readings.
No software will be used.
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 2 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 51 | Catalan | annual | afternoon |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 52 | Catalan | annual | afternoon |
(SEM) Seminars | 1 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 2 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 10 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 20 | Catalan/Spanish | annual | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 51 | Catalan | annual | afternoon |
(SEM) Seminars | 52 | Catalan | annual | afternoon |
(SEM) Seminars | 510 | Catalan | annual | afternoon |
(SEM) Seminars | 520 | Catalan | annual | afternoon |
(TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 2 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 51 | Catalan | annual | afternoon |
(TE) Theory | 52 | Catalan | annual | afternoon |