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МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНАЯ КОРПОРАЦИЯ

SYLLABUS

Course: Sociology Department: Humanities

Credits: 2 Semester: 1

Lectures: 15 Seminars: 15 Academic year: 2015 – 2016

Timetable:

Khakimova Elvira Ph.D., Associate Professor

Модуль -1

Содержание лекционных занятий

L 1. Sociology as science and its place among the social science

Can sociology be scientific? What studies sociology? Defining sociology. Structure of sociology as science and its functions. Relations of sociology and political science, social history, eclectic economics, social psychology, ecological geography.

L 2. History of sociology

Sociology timeline of selected events and influential publications. Antiquity, Enlightenment, father of sociology Comte A., introduction of positivism to sociology, Marx K. and social inequality, sociologist in society and sociological imagination, careers in sociology.

L 3. Contemporary sociological theories

Sociological paradigms: macro and micro perspectives. Major sociological perspectives: structural-functionalism, social-conflict theory. Applying the paradigms: comparison of major sociological paradigms, structural-functional perspective on health care, social-conflict perspective on health care, symbolic-interactionist perspective on health care.

L 4. Methodology of sociological research

Conducting sociological research: hypotheses, variables, causal relationship, correlation, spurious relationship, validity, reliability, objectivity. Sociological research methods: questioning (survey, population universe, sample, nonprobability samples, probability samples, random samples, questionaires, interviews, pseudo-polls). Noticing: ethnographic research, verstehen, secondary data); Analyzing; Explaining.

L 5. Process of information and analysis of obtained results

Analyzing: quantitative, qualitative, descriptive statistics, average, median, mode, inferential statistics, probability theories. Explaining: experiment, hawthrone effect, evaluation research. Research ethics. Research on the internet. The research process.

Survey research: Analysis and mode of administration in survey research; The sequence of a survey; Modification and extensions of the survey method; Ethical and other problems. Quantitative analysis: tabular analysis, time series analysis. Utopian analysis and design.

L 6. Society and social interaction

Society. Roles. Social construction of reality. Thomas Theorem. Dramaturgy: dramaturgical analysis, impression management, front-stage behavior, back-stage behavior. Ethnomethodology and conversation analysis.

L 7. Social groups, organizations and institutes

Social structure and social institutions. Social groups: aggregate, category, in-groups, out-groups. Reference groups. Group size: dyad, triad. Networks. Group dynamics: group formation, leadership, power, conformity, obedience, group decision making, institutions and conformity. Formal organizations: bureaucracy, oligarchy. The mcdonaldization of society.

Модуль-II

L 8. Socialization of an individual

Socialization: definition, theories of socialization, the looking-glass self (primary and secondary groups), the I and Me (role taking), personality and social development (id, ego, superego, cognitive development, moral development, gender-role socialization). The socialization process: hidden curriculum, peer groups, mass media, anticipatory socialization.

L 9. Social inequality and social stratification

Definition of social stratification and inequality. Forms of stratification: case societies, endogamous marriages, apartheid, class societies, classless societies. Maintaining stratification: prejudice, racism, sexism, ageism, gerontologists, ableism, heterosexism, stereotypes, scapegoating, discrimination.

Status attainment: education status (reproduction, other factors, sex and racial differences, cross-cultural variations); occupational status (reproduction, other factors, sex and racial differences, cross-cultural variations); income (reproduction, other factors, sex and racial differences, cross-cultural variations).

L 10. Sociology of culture

Culture, culture shock, types of culture (material culture, nonmaterial culture, cultural lag, high culture, popular culture). Aspect of culture: values, norms, taboos, symbols, languages. Diversity: subculture, counterculture, assimilation, multiculturalism, ethnocentrism, cultural relativism.

L 11. Sociology of a family and gender

Sociology of family (p.1614 the Blackwell encyclopedia). Family structure. Family theory: intellectual and social context, major dimensions, current emphases. Family structure and child outcomes: social context, implications of family structure. Family structure and poverty.

Gender ideology and gender role ideology (p.1867 the Blackwell encyclopedia). Gender mainstreaming. Gender oppression. Gender, work and family.

Family and community: meaning of family and community, interweaving of family and community in social research, family and community in simple societies, industrialization as threat to family and community. Family conflict: models of family conflict. Family demography: common definitions, family and household composition and living arrangements, family change in other industrialized counties, social demography of the family. Family diversity as a field of study. Defining family. Dimensions of family diversity: race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, family structure, family process.

L 12. Sociology of youth

Youth/adolescent: conceptualizing youth, distinct traditions within the sociology of youth, current themes and methodological concerns. Youth sport. Student movements.

L 13. Sociology of deviant behavior

Deviance and crime. Theories of deviance: biological perspectives, structural-functionalist perspective, social bonds, structural strain, opportunity structures, social control, social-conflict perspectives, symbolic-interactionist perspective (labeling, the medicalization of deviance, cultural transmission).

White –collar crime: offenders and offenses; convictions and sentencing;

L 14. Sociology of labor and economy

Work and occupations: evolution of work; the labor force (extant of paid work, unemployment and underemployment, preparing for jobs, job outcomes); work structures (occupational structure, job segregation by sex and race; layoffs and displacement); rewards for employment (occupational prestige, intrinsic rewards or job satisfaction); work and family; trends in work (control of work, technological change, the globalization of work, the externalization of work and the erosion of jobs). Work orientation: alienation, work motivation, work commitment; social control in the workplace, gender differences.

L 15. Sociology of education and mass communication

Theoretical debates: Functionalism; Neo-Marxist Theory; Status Conflict; the Interpretive Tradition. Empirical studies: schooling and life chances; socioeconomic status and achievements; the racial gap; school effects.

Globalization and the internet.

Cодержание практических занятий

Модуль-I

P 1. Meaning and scope of sociology

Brain-storming. Student choice of interesting for them topics.

P 2. Stanford Prison Experiment

Watching of the movie. Disscussion.

P 3. Stanford Prison Experiment

Good people vs. evil place. Background story. Basic terms explained and discussed.

P 4. Stanford Prison Experiment

Watching of the short video about the real experiment. Answering the questions regarding the content of the video.

P 5. Stanford Prison Experiment

Class discussion on the experiment. Fill in the questionnaire.

P.6 Obedience

Case study on fast food strip search.

P. 7 Obedience and compliance (mid-term exam)

Differences and commonalities between fast food strip search and Stanford prison experiment. Essay 1p.

Модуль-II

P. 8 Survey research in academia

Short group presentations of academic articles that use survey research.

P. 9 Survey research in academia

Short group presentations of academic articles that use survey research.

P. 10 Design of the sociological research

Elaboration of the hypothesis, problems and design of survey research. Elaboration of questions and questionnaires.

P. 11 Analysis of obtained results

Short group presentation of the obtained results from conducted survey research.

P. 12 Inequality

Cartoon demonstration. Class discussion. Check-up questions.

P. 13 Socialization

Cartoon demonstration. Class discussion. Check-up questions.

P. 14 Self

Cartoon demonstration. Class discussion. Check-up questions.

P. 15 Reification

Cartoon demonstration. Class discussion. Check-up questions.

Темы и задания СРС – 60 часов, в том числе СРСП приведены в графике СРС

График СРС и СРСП

Weeks	Number of class according to Syllabus	IWS	IWSI and Office -hours
Assignment	Period of accomplishment	Assignment	Period of accomplishment
begining	deadline		begining	deadline
	L1 P1	Personal considerations on the meaning and nature of society. The difference of sociology and psychology.			Explain the meaning of sociology in the light of some standard definitions
	L2 P2	Personal considerations on positivism in sociology.			Synthetize the timeline of main events and publications in sociology.
	L3 P3	Personal considerations on the future of sociology and sociological research.			Shortly present the contemporary sociological theories, in particular, structural-functional, social-conflict and symbolic-interactionist perspectives.
	L4 P4	Personal considerations on differences and commonalities of different research methods.			Explain the process of sociological research.
	L5 P5	Personal considerations on differences between analysis and explanation of the obtained results.			Shortly present the analysis and process of information in survey research.
	L6 P6	Personal considerations on social construction of reality.			Explain the term role and provide some examples.
	L7 P7	Personal considerations concerning the group dynamics.			Explain the difference between social groups, organizations and institutions.
	L8 P8	Personal considerations on looking glass-self theory.			Shortly present one of the socialization theories.
	L9 P9	Personal considerations on status attainment.			Explain how the social stratification is maintained.
	L10 P10	Personal considerations regarding contemporary problems of multiculturalism.			Answer the question: What is multiculturalism. Is there multiculturalism in Kazkahstan?
	L11 P11	Personal considerations on impact of family structure on child outcomes.			List and explain the family theories.
	L12 P12	Personal considerations on methodological concerns about research on sociology of youth.			Express your point of view regarding the social process in student movments.
	L13 P13	Personal considerations on the role of social control in social order.			List and explain theories of deviance.
	L14 P14	Personal considerations on the differences and impact of financial and intrinsic reward for employment.			Brief presentation of unemployment and underemployment.
	L15 P15	Personal considerations on actuality of Marxist theory in sociology nowadays.			Current sociological problems of internet and globalization.

8.Практика

Students may have internships in different spheres, such as:

Arts and Culture; Business, Criminal Justice, Education, Entertainment, Environment, Government, Healthcare, International NGDs, Legal Professions, Law Enforcement, Marketing, Non-profits, Research, Philanthropy, Politics, Social Services, Sports, Technology, Tourism.

Enables students to explore a variety of career interests, occupations and work environments. Allows applying classroom knowledge. Develops new skills and builds on experience. Develops professional relationships and mentors. Increase self-confidence, leadership skills, and builds interpersonal and communication skills. Integrates knowledge and theory in practical application.

9. Список основной и дополнительной литературы.

Список основной литературы

- Ritzer G. (eds.), The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, Blackwell Publishing, 2007

- Borgatta E.F. (eds), Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2^nd Edition, Vol.5, Macmillan Reference USA

- Kathy S.S., The Basics of Sociology, Greenwood Press, 2005

- Bruce S., Yearley S., The Sage Dictionary of Sociology, Sage Publications, 2006

- Scott J., Sociology: The Key Concepts, Routledge, 2006

Дополнительная литература

- Horowitz I. L., The Decomposition of Sociology, Oxford University Press, 1994

- Jacobs M.D., Hanrahan N.W. (eds), The Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Culture, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2005

- Stewart S., A Sociology of Culture, Taste and Value, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

- Vruce S., Sociology: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2000

10. Контроль и оценка знаний студентов

Evaluation criteria

1^st mid-term: 30%

2^nd mid-term: 30%

Final test: 40%

	1^st mid-term	2^nd mid-term
total	100%	47 points	100%	53 points
Attending the lectures	15%	7p. (1p. each lecture)	15%	8p.
Attending the seminars	15%	7p. (1p.each seminar)	15%	8p.
Active participation to seminars	Max 30%	14p.	Max 30%	16p.
Group presentations	Max 40%	19p.	Max 40%	15+6

Attending the lectures and seminars is obligatory for students. For each attending fact student will receive 1point. Seminars are designed for student work, such as open and assessment questions, brainstorming and group presentation. Therefore, students are encouraged to prepare to seminars in advance and actively participate in discussions in class. Active participation is evaluated according to the relevance of each contribution (excellent – 2p., good – 1p., passable – 0.5p.) The first mid-term exam is group presentations. In the first mid-term the 53points are equivalent of 100% or A. In the second mid-term the 47 points are equivalent of 100% or A. The second mid-term exam is divided in two parts (both parts students prepare and defend their group presentations). Presentation of academic article is valued up to 15points, while the second presentation of personal research results up to 6points. The following table shows further equivalent of percentage and points for 1^st and 2^nd midterms (aproximative):

Points	Percentage	Rating	Traditional form
1^st mid-term	2^nd mid-term
51-53	45-47	95-100	A	Excellent
48-50	42-44	90-94	A-
45-47	39-41	85-89	B+	Good
42-44	37-38	80-84	B
39-41	35-36	75-79	B-
37-38	32-34	70-74	C+	Satisfactory
34-36	30-31	65-69	C
31-33	28-29	60-64	C-
29-30	25-27	55-59	D+
26-28	23-24	50-54	D
0-25	0-22	0-49	F	Unsatisfactory

Participation for office hours brings to a student additional 1point for each fact of participation. Student voluntarily presents (orally) Individual Work of Student in class at the end of a lecture. Such presentation gives a student additional 1point.

Final test: at the end of the course the students will face a final test aimed to assess their level of preparation over the issues examined during the entire course. The test will be based on multiple-choice questions. Character rating and its digital equivalent in scores are determined by the percentage of correct answers according the following table:

Rating	Digital equivalent of scores	Percentage	Rating by traditional form
А	4,0	95-100	Excellent
А-	3,67	90-94
В+	3,33	85-89	Good
В	3,0	80-84
В-	2,67	75-79
С+	2,33	70-74	Satisfactorily
С	2,0	65-69
С-	1,67	60-64
D+	1,33	55-59
D	1,0	50-54
F		0-49	Unsatisfactorily

11. Политика и процедуры

Be tolerant and respect other people’s opinions. Please, formulate objections in correct form. Plagiarism and other forms of cheating are not allowed. Prompting and copying during IWS, midterm and final exam, copying of solved problems by others, passing exam for another student are unacceptable. Student convicted of falsifying any information of the course, will get a final rating «F».

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