S-38 - Savremene socioloske teorije
Course specification | ||||
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Type of study | Bachelor academic studies | |||
Study programme | ||||
Course title | ||||
Acronym | Status | Semester | Number of classes | ECTS |
S-38 | mandatory | 6 | 3L + 3E | 7.0 |
Lecturers | ||||
Lecturer | ||||
Lecturer/Associate (practicals) | ||||
Prerequisite | Form of prerequisites | |||
Passed exam in Classical Sociological Theories | Passed exam in Classical Sociological Theories | |||
Learning objectives | ||||
Acquiring basic academic knowledge about contemporary sociological theories. | ||||
Learning outcomes | ||||
By mastering the material from this subject, the student will be: Familiar with theoretical and conceptual paradigms and discourses in the third phase of the historical development of sociology (from Foucault to the present day); Able to master the conceptual apparatus of each individual theoretical paradigm; Able to apply acquired theoretical knowledge in understanding, analyzing and criticizing everyday social phenomena and processes. | ||||
Content | ||||
• Michel Foucault's theory of discursive practice • Jacques Derrida's theory of deconstruction • Jürgen Habermas' theory of communicative action • Symbolic interactionism (Blumer, Goffman) • Ethnomethodology (Garfinkel, Douglas, Polner) • Phenomenological sociology (Sic, Berger, Lukman) • Rationalist theories: Theory of exchange (Homans); Theory of rational choice (Coleman, Elster); Methodological individualism of Raymond Boudon • Pierre Bourdieu's theory of practice • Feminist sociology (Beauvoir, Bernard, Oakley, Smith) • Theory of reflexive modernity by Anthony Giddens • Jean Baudrillard's theory of simulation • Postmodernist theory of Jean Francois Lyotard • Sigmund Bauman's theory of fluidity • Theory of networked society by Manuel Castells • Biopolitical theory of George Agamben | ||||
Teaching Methods | ||||
Lectures and exercises with interactive learning. Interactive learning in groups. Showing video material and documentaries. Seminars in literature. Written seminar papers. Oral comments and short presentations in class. Consultations. | ||||
Literature | ||||
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Evaluation and grading | ||||
Students' knowledge is checked through 2 colloquiums, a seminar paper, attendance and activity in class, and an oral exam. | ||||
Specific remarks | ||||
There is no remarks |