Teacher(s)
Bocquet Nicolas (compensates Rihoux Benoît); Cultiaux John (compensates Merla Laura); Merla Laura; 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.
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