Teacher(s)
Language
French
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| General aim: The course aims to enable the students to acquire a general sociological culture through an initiation to sociological authors, concepts and approaches. Specific aims: a) To bring the students to situate the main trends or 鈥減aradigms鈥� in sociology and to 鈥渢hink鈥� a social issue within one of them. This approach consists of 鈥渂uilding up鈥� a sociological object, i.e. to go from a 鈥渟ocial issue鈥� to a 鈥渟ociological issue鈥� or 鈥渟et of issues鈥�; b) To present some main themes or key-concepts of sociology by illustrating them with 鈥渆mblematic鈥� researches (i.e. researches which have simultaneously 鈥渓eft their mark on鈥� the discipline, which are representative of some paradigms, and which are enlightening to understand the society in which we live); c) In parallel, each of these themes will lead us to reflect on one of the dimensions of the sociological approach, to elucidate its main 鈥渞ules鈥�: the construction of the object, the comprehensive approach, the rupture with established categories, taking into account social relations and the historical context of the social structures. |
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Content
1. Introduction: What is sociology? What is the purpose of sociology?
2. Theme 1: The paradigms of sociology: presentation of classical authors (Durkheim, Weber, Marx, Tocqueville). Element of sociological approach: sociology as narrative of modernity;
3. Theme 2: Social classes, contemporary reproduction and transformations (Bourdieu, Lahire). Element of sociological approach: all knowledge starts with self-knowledge;
4. Theme 3: Social control and deviance. Macro- (Foucault, Castel), meso- (Becker) and micro- (Goffman) approaches. Elements of sociological approach: historicise social phenomena, deconstruct the established categories;
5. Theme 4: The ancient (Weber) and new spirit of capitalism (Boltanski and Chiapello). Element of sociological approach: grasp the symbolic dimension of the social;
6. Theme 5: Collective action and social change. Element of sociological approach: society as historical production;
7. Theme 6: A society of individuals? The individual, the subject, the social actor. Element of sociological approach: how to conceive a sociology of the individual and of the subject?
2. Theme 1: The paradigms of sociology: presentation of classical authors (Durkheim, Weber, Marx, Tocqueville). Element of sociological approach: sociology as narrative of modernity;
3. Theme 2: Social classes, contemporary reproduction and transformations (Bourdieu, Lahire). Element of sociological approach: all knowledge starts with self-knowledge;
4. Theme 3: Social control and deviance. Macro- (Foucault, Castel), meso- (Becker) and micro- (Goffman) approaches. Elements of sociological approach: historicise social phenomena, deconstruct the established categories;
5. Theme 4: The ancient (Weber) and new spirit of capitalism (Boltanski and Chiapello). Element of sociological approach: grasp the symbolic dimension of the social;
6. Theme 5: Collective action and social change. Element of sociological approach: society as historical production;
7. Theme 6: A society of individuals? The individual, the subject, the social actor. Element of sociological approach: how to conceive a sociology of the individual and of the subject?
Teaching methods
During the course, the professor presents the common thread, develops illustrations of research works, answers the questions of the students, and shows how the analysis principles can be applied to issues out of the news.
Evaluation methods
The final evaluation is based on two partial exams:
- A written exam covering the material from the first semester in January. This exam is qualifying. In the case of passing (a score of 10 out of 20 or higher), the obtained grade will count for half of the final grade. This exam is held during the January session. Students who do not achieve a minimum score of 10 out of 20 will need to retake this exam during the June and/or August session.
- A written exam covering the material from the second semester. This exam is held during the June and August sessions.
- Questions testing basic knowledge and understanding. These questions aim to verify that the student has a sufficient grasp of the course's fundamental concepts, principles of sociological analysis, and works of authors, without which deeper reflection would lack meaning. The questions can take various forms, such as defining and illustrating a concept, comparing two concepts, explaining and illustrating a key principle of sociological analysis.
- Questions involving the application of sociological reasoning and sociological concepts to a social phenomenon (presented in the course or not), based on a newspaper article or excerpts from interviews.
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Other information
A syllabus and a supplementary reading file will be available as a basis of the lecture
Bibliography
Compl茅mentairement au syllabus, l'ouvrage de r茅f茅rence conseill茅 pour le cours est le livre du Professeur Luc Van Campenhoudt, Introduction 脿 l'analyse des ph茅nom猫nes sociaux, Dunod, Paris, 2001 ou l'ouvrage Cours de sociologie. Par Luc Van Campenhoudt et Nicolas Marquis. Ann茅e : 2020; Pages : 370; Collection : Psycho Sup; 脡diteur : Dunod.
Une bibliographie compl茅mentaire par rapport aux diff茅rents paradigmes et aux diff茅rents th猫mes sera distribu茅e aux 茅tudiants, permettant 脿 ceux qui le souhaitent d'approfondir un ou plusieurs de ceux-ci.
Une bibliographie compl茅mentaire par rapport aux diff茅rents paradigmes et aux diff茅rents th猫mes sera distribu茅e aux 茅tudiants, permettant 脿 ceux qui le souhaitent d'approfondir un ou plusieurs de ceux-ci.
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