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Introduction to Sociology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:22.08.2022 10:23:48
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SVUEK_008 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sociology; Theory and History of Sociology | Target Audience: | Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Inese Stars | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Public Health and Epidemiology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svek rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67338307 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Not required. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The objective of the course is to introduce students to the sociology, theoretical concepts and theoretical perspectives used in sociology, as well as research methods to enable students to understand their surrounding social environment in a sociological way, promoting their sociological imagination, taught to see the practical application of sociological knowledge and the links between social processes and health outcomes. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Sociology: research object and definition, history of sociology. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Sociological subdisciplines (family, gender, educational, employment etc. sociology) – short introduction. Sociology in Latvia. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Theoretical perspectives in sociology. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Sociology and culture: definition, elements, theoretical perspectives of culture. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Sociological imagination and its application in public health. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Social structure and social organization of society. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Socialization as concept and process. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Social stratification. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Social institutions: family, education, employment, religion. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Stigma and deviance in sociological perspective. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Gender as sociological concept. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Emotions and sociology; sociology of emotions. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Sociology of the body. The human body as a social product. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Research methods in sociology. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | To develop an essay, students have to work with the scientific literature and statistical data. To learn how to express their opinion, defend it, to seek common solutions, as well as publicly present ideas, the student participates in group work and group work presentations. To see the links between sociology and public health, students independently analyses case studies and classroom discussions on them. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | An essay; participation in group works; homework presentations, written exam. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Characterize sociology as a science and practice; describe the history of sociology; name basic terminology and definitions used in sociology; describe theoretical assumptions about social processes and social institutions. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Explain the different theoretical outlines about social processes and social institutions; use sociological terminology; adapt sociological knowledge and theoretical assumptions and explanations for better understanding of health habits and health-related behaviors in public health context. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Integrate sociological knowledge in public health problem resolving; using the sociological imagination make a framework of influencing factors of topical public health issues. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Ievads socioloģijā : lekciju kurss / Pēteris Laķis; aut. red. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2005 (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Socioloģija: [mācību līdzeklis] / Līga Paula, Viola Korpa. Jelgava: LLU SZF Socioloģijas katedra, 2010 (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Michael Haralambos & Holborn Sociology : Themes and Perspectives. London : Collins, 2013. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Socioloģija Latvijā / sastādītājs un zinātniskais redaktors Tālis Tisenkopfs. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2010 | ||||||||
| 2 | Sociology as applied to medicine / edited by Graham Scambler. 6th ed. Edinburgh [etc.]: Saunders/Elsevier, 2008. | ||||||||
| 3 | The sociology of health and illness : a reader / edited by Michael Bury and Jonathan Gabe. London ;New York: Routledge, 2004. | ||||||||
| 4 | Medical sociology: an introduction / Hannah Bradby. Los Angeles;London: Sage, 2009. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Socioloģijas skaidrojošā vārdnīca: skolām un pašmācībai. Rīga: Latvijas Universitātes Socioloģijas katedra, 1997. | ||||||||
