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Course: 2020/2021

Contemporary sociological theory

(13021)

Study: Bachelor in Sociology (208)

Coordinating teacher: DIAZ GANDASEGUI, VICENTE

Department assigned to the subject: Department of Social Analysis

Type: Compulsory

ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course: 3º

Semester: 1º

Students are expected to have completed

Knowledge of Sociology and Political Science.

Competences and skills that will be acquired and learning results. Further information on this link

Knowledge of the main changes produced in the development of contemporary sociological theory. Identification of the authors and trends that provide the most significant theoretical contributions to the development of contemporary sociological theory. As a result of this learning, the student will have a complete picture of the most significant changes occurred in contemporary sociological knowledge

Description of contents: programme

1. Functionalism 2. The Frankfurt School. 3. Symbolic interactionism. 4. Phenomenology and ethnomethodology. 5. Methodological individualism. 6. New modernity (I) 7. New modernity (II) 8. Postmodernity.

Learning activities and methodology

In correspondence with the organization of the course, the evaluation is divided into two separate blocks. The theoretical part is evaluated through a final exercice which represents 40% of the final grade. The other 60% corresponds to the practical part of the subject with individual assignments linked to each of the topics and also a group work that will be developed throughout the semester and will be presented at the end of the course.

Assessment System

The evaluation system will consider the achievements of students during the course through a continuous assessment that will account for 70% of the note, and it will include an examination at the end of the semester that will comprise the remaining 30% of the final grade. To obtain a final evaluation it will be necessary to obtain a minimum grade of 4 in the ordinary or extraordinary exam.
The evaluation will be based on both student input on various sections: comprehensive review, self-assessment exercises, performance and exhibition of practical exercises and class attendance.

% end-of-term-examination 30
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 70

Basic Bibliography

Berman, M.. Adventures in Marxism.. Verso.. 1999.
Bourdieu, P.. Raisons pratiques.. Editions du Seuil.. 1994.
Giddens, A.. Politis, Sociology and Social Theory.. Blackwell Publishers.. 1987.
Habermas, J.. Asch, Europa!. Suhrkamp Verlag.. 2008.
Jameson, Fr.. Posmoderm or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism.. New Left Review Ltd. Oxford.. 1984.
Lipovetsky, G.. L'ere du vide.. Gallimard.. 1983.

Additional Bibliography

Ritzer, G.. Contemporary Sociological Theory.. McGraw Hill.. 1992.

The course syllabus and the academic weekly planning may change due academic events or other reasons.