Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change,
in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
3 credits
45.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Mangez Eric; Rihoux Benoît;
Language
French
Main themes
Elements of Sociology
1. Specificity of the sociological approach;
2. Main sociological points of views;
3. Introduction of the sociological vocabulary: status and role groups and culture - values and norms;
4. Analysis of the main social life's mechanisms: social stratification - classes - social change.
Introduction to Political Sociology
Five topics will be taken into consideration:
1. The State: comparative analysis of the State in sociological theory;
2. Political groups: parties, pressure groups, minorities, revolutionary groups;
3. Political opinions: opinion's formation, theory and methodology of surveys and role of socio-demographic determinants of opinion (age, sex, classes, religion, education,
)
4. Electoral Sociology
5. Questions about the industrial society.
It is a ex-cathedra teaching, with eventually other pedagogical approaches.
A syllabus will be available at the beginning of the semester.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | To introduce the students to the specificity of the sociological approach and to the diversity of the sociological points of views; After introducing to the basic sociological vocabulary, to offer to the students the conceptual and technical instruments for dealing with several sociological questions including those concerned by Public Law. |
Faculty or entity
BUDR
