S20-47 - Sociology of risk

Course specification
Type of study	Bachelor academic studies
Study programme
Course title	Sociology of risk
Acronym	Status	Semester	Number of classes	ECTS
S20-47	mandatory	8	2L + 2E	5.0
Lecturers
Lecturer	prof. dr Nemanja Đukić
Lecturer/Associate (practicals)	prof. dr Nemanja Đukić
Prerequisite				Form of prerequisites
No conditions				No conditionality
Learning objectives
Acquisition of applied knowledge in the field of sociological theories of risk and the role of risk in modern society.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to: For descriptive and comparative analysis of sociological theories of risk; To analyze and critically interpret the phenomenon of risk from a sociological perspective; To independently identify and analyze risk problems in practice; To independently and expertly investigate the impact of risk on various aspects of social life at the micro and macro level; For independent professional development in the field of risk management.
Content
• Socio-cultural approach (Douglas and Wildavsky 1982; Lash 2000; Tulloch/Lupton 2003) • Reflexive-modernist approach (Beck, 1986, 1992; Bauman 1991, 1995) • Poststructuralist approach (Foucault 1991) • System-theoretical approach (Luhmann 2005; Japp 1996, 2000) • What is risk? Risk as a social construction. Fear and anxiety • Culture, identity, social integration and cohesion, social stability and risk • Personality, personality development, borderline situation, biographical research and risk • Geopolitics, migration, terrorism and risk • Biopolitics, population policy, feminism, vaccination and risk • State, health, medicalization, environment, climate change and risk • Sex, gender, sexuality and risk • Work processes, education, science, poverty, inequality and risk • Media, communications, cyber culture, social networks, internet and risk • Social capital, trust, and risk • Risk management in practice
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
• Bek, U. (1986). Rizično društvo. Beograd: Filip Višnjić (odabrni dijelovi). • Gale, K. N. Towards a sociology of risk work: A narrative review and synthesis, Sociology Compass, No. 10/11, 2016, pp. 1046-1071. • Zinn, J. O. (2004). Sociology and Risk. Canterbury: University of Kent (odabrani dijelovi) • Lidskog, R., Sundqvist, G. Sociology of Risk. In Essentials of Risk Theory, Editors: Sabine Roeser Rafaela Hillerbrand Per Sandin Martin Peterson, 2012, pp. 75-105. • Lobo-Guerrero L., The Inter (Original title)
Evaluation and grading
Checking knowledge and determining how active students are in class is done throughout the semester. Knowledge is checked using two colloquia, and students' activity is expressed through writing seminar papers, attending classes regularly, participating in debates, preparing presentations and through other forms of creative participation in the teaching process. In this way, students fulfill the pre-examination requirements through which they can acquire 50 points (two colloquiums of 20 points each, a seminar paper of 5 points and regular and active attendance of classes 5 points). The final exam is conducted orally and it tests knowledge of the entire material, and carries a maximum of 50 points. The final grade is calculated by adding the points from the pre-examination requirements and the points from the exam.
Specific remarks
No remarks