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17773
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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 |
It is not necessary
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Learning outcomes |
The central objective of this course is to enable students to understand the essential sociological foundations that aid in a critical understanding of social structures, power dynamics, political institutions, and global phenomena. By the end of the semester, students should:
a. Acquire a solid foundation in sociological theory and be capable of critically analyzing social, political, and international phenomena in light of the contributions of sociology;
b. Understand the historical and epistemological foundations of sociology;
c. Analyze the main classical and contemporary theoretical currents;
d. Develop critical skills to interpret inequalities, conflicts, migrations, institutions, and global processes; and
e. Relate sociological concepts to central issues in political science and international relations.
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Syllabus |
1. Introduction to Sociology: what is Sociology and the sociological imagination; 2. Founding authors of Sociology; 3. Methodology in Sociology; 4. Social structure: classes, estates, inequalities; 5. Culture, identity and socialization; 6. Concepts of power and domination; 7. Civil society and social movements; 8. Nationalism and its implications; 9. Sociology of religion in modern societies; 10. Political economy: economy and power; 11. Communication: media, social networks and democracy; 12. Symbolic power in diplomacy; 13. Sociology of international migration; 14. Sociology of international relations and 15. Articulation between sociology, politics and international relations.
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Main Bibliography |
BAUMAN, Zygmunt. Modernidade líquida. Rio de Janeiro: Zahar, 2001.
BOURDIEU, Pierre. O poder simbólico. Rio de Janeiro: Bertrand Brasil, 2019.
CONNELL, Raewyn. Southern Theory. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2007.
DURKHEIM, Émile. As regras do método sociológico. São Paulo: Martins Fontes, 2007.
FOUCAULT, Michel. Vigiar e punir. Petrópolis: Vozes, 2014.
FOUCAULT, Michel. A Ordem do Discurso.
GIDDENS, Anthony. Sociologia. Porto Alegre: Artmed, 2020.
MARX, Karl; ENGELS, Friedrich. A ideologia alemã. São Paulo: Boitempo, 2007.
SANTOS, Boaventura de Sousa. A gramática do tempo. São Paulo: Cortez, 2006.
SCHÜTZ, Alfred. Fenomenologia do Mundo Social.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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