Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | SOCIAL THEORY I | ||||||
Course Unit Code | ASST108 | ||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||
Course Contents | Historical evolution of sociology as a science. The appearance of sociology. Social and spiritual background. The development of sciences, Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution.
Sociology as an essential positivistic science: Auguste Comte
The evolutionary sociological theory: Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)
Emile Durkheim (1858-1917)
Economy and Sociology, Criticism of Capitalism and the Sociology.
The Understanding Sociology: Max Weber (1864-1920)
The idea of a morphological sociology: Georg Simmel (1858-1918)
Social Change and Elite: Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923)
The ideas of symbolic interaction (Mind, Self and Society):
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | This course is delivered to the students by means of lectures and discussions. | ||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |