Introduction to Sociology

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:8.00

Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:26:03

Study Course Information
Course Code:		SUPK_021		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Sociology; Theory and History of Sociology		Target Audience:		Psychology
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Emīls Ķīlis
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		8	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		16
Classes (count)		8	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		16
Total Contact Hours								32
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		4	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		8
Classes (count)		4	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		8
Total Contact Hours								16
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Social sciences at the secondary school level
Objective:
Provide an introduction to sociology and the specificity of sociological knowledge; introduce students to sociological thinking: explain basic sociological concepts and methods; facilitate the transition from everyday thinking to sociological analysis; provide insight into social processes and different approaches to studying them.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Sociology, knowledge about society, and the sociological imagination			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
2	Sociology, its methods and the role of the researcher			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
3	Sociology and its traditions			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
4	Sociology, individual experience and social experience (part one)			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
5	Sociology, individual experience and social experience (part two)			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
6	Sociology and knowledge			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
7	Sociology and digitalisation			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
8	The future of sociology			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Sociology, knowledge about society, and the sociological imagination			Lectures		0.50
				Classes		0.50
2	Sociology, its methods and the role of the researcher			Lectures		0.50
				Classes		0.50
3	Sociology and its traditions			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
				Classes		0.50
4	Sociology, individual experience and social experience (part one)			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
				Classes		0.50
5	Sociology, individual experience and social experience (part two)			Lectures		0.50
				Classes		0.50
6	Sociology and knowledge			Lectures		0.50
				Classes		0.50
7	Sociology and digitalisation			Lectures		0.50
				Classes		0.50
8	The future of sociology			Lectures		0.50
				Classes		0.50
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Summaries of seminar texts, answers to seminar questions, preparation of presentations, tests.
Assessment Criteria:
Attendance (at least 75%) - 20%; participation in seminars - 20%; mid-term test - 20%; final test - 40%.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Students have mastered the main theoretical approaches and know basic sociological concepts
Skills:		Students are able to prepare a summary of the literature they have read and present the results of sociological studies.
Competencies:		Students can discuss social processes, drawing on theoretical resources and research data.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Bauman, Z., May, T. Thinking sociologically, Cambridge: Polity press, 2019.
2	Bruce, S. Sociology: a very short introduction, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.
3	Giddens A. Sociology. 7th ed., Cambridge: Polity Press, 2013.
4	Mills, C. W. The sociological imagination, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1959.
5	Tisenkopfs T. (zin.red.) Socioloģija Latvijā. LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2010. (jaunākais grāmatas izdevums)
Additional Reading
1	Eriksons E. Identitāte: jaunība un krīze. 1998.
2	Latvijas jaunatnes portrets: integrācija sabiedrībā un marginalizācijas riski. LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2009.
3	Haralambos M., Heald R.M., Holborn M. Sociology: Themes and Perspectives. Collins Educational, 2004.
4	Laķis P. Ievads socioloģijā, Zvaigzne ABC, 2002.
5	Auers D., Gubins S. Latvijas demogrāfiskais portrets šodien...un rīt. Domnīca Certus, 2017. Pieejams no: http://certusdomnica.lv/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Certus_L…
6	Paula L., Korpa V. Socioloģija. LLU SZF, 2010. (jaunākais izdevums)
7	Latvijas ģimenes paaudzēs. LU FSI, 2018. Pieejams no: http://petijumi.mk.gov.lv/sites/default/files/title_file/La…