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13112
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
TP(60H)
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| Scientific area |
Sociology
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Entry requirements |
not applicable
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Mode of delivery |
presence in the class room
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Work placements |
it doesn´t apply
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Learning outcomes |
- To recognize the specificity of sociological knowledge, understanding how it differs from and is similar to other social sciences.
- To use sociological imagination and understand its relevance to the development of a sociological perspective.
- To develop a scientific and reflexive stand.
- To define and apply basic sociological concepts.
- To define, give examples and demonstrate the relevance of culture, society, socialization, social institutions and social change.
- To understand the inter-influences between micro and macro aspect of society.
- To analyze and interpret basic readings in sociology.
- To demonstrate capacity to discuss and sociologically argument.
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Syllabus |
1 – Introduction to sociology
1.1. What is sociology – sociology and other social sciences
1.2. Social changes and the emergence of Sociology
1.3. The development of a sociological perspective
1.4. The sociological imagination
2 – Society and culture
2.1. Society, nation and state
2.2. Culture and cultural diversity
2.3. Socialization: processes, contents and results.
2.4. Social structures and social institutions
2.5. Social interaction and daily life
2.6. Macro sociology and micro sociology: crucial relationships
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Main Bibliography |
Berger, Peter (1980) Perspectivas Sociológicas. Uma visão Humanística, Petrópolis, Ed. Vozes (9ª ed.) (cap. I e II)
Costa, António Firmino da (1992), O que é: Sociologia, Quimera
Giddens, Anthony e Philip W. Sutton (2021), Essential Concepts in Sociology, Nova Iorque: John Wiley & Sons.
Giddens, Anthony (2013), Sociologia, Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 9ª edição (revista e atualizada com Philip W. Sutton).
Mills, Wright (1965) A imaginação Sociológica, Zahar (cap. I).
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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