Objectives and competences
The goal of the subject is to acquire the basic knowledge of development of societies. It enables students to understand local and global societies, especially the issues of globalization and conflict theories. The subject helps to understand functions of security organizations in contemporary society.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Basic fields of sociological research
• (social progress, social order, individual and society, sociology as science)
• Introduction to sociology – basic concepts (culture, socialization, norms, roles, values, status)
• Sociological interpretation of society (conflict theory, functionalism, interactionalism; macrosociology & microsociology)
• Sociological analysis of organizations and the power (bureaucracy, total institution, power and state)
• Globalization and security issues in contemporary societies (factors of globalization, capitalism and globalization, globalization and environment risks, global culture)
• Police, public opinion, mass media and contemporary society
Learning and teaching methods
The course will consist of lectures, seminars, tutorials, discussions, case studies, individual and group projects, as well as individual consultations with the lecturer.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and Understanding:
Students acquire knowledge about development of society, relationship between individuals and social structures, the nature of social order and scientific nature of sociology.
Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes:
Students develop skills that will help them to understand social facts, distinguish between the causes and consequences of social activities and identify the role of various factors and are able to conduct analyses with the use of social theories.
Readings
• Bučar Ručman, A. (2023). Osnove sociologije za varstvoslovce: Študijsko gradivo. Fakulteta za varnostne vede, Ljubljana.
• Haralambos, M in Holborn, M. (1999). Sociologija: Teme in pogledi (slovenska izdaja). DZS.
• Wallerstein, I. (1999). Utopistike ali Izbira zgodovinskih možnosti 21. stoletja; Dediščina sociologije: obljuba družbenih ved. Založba /*cf.
• Beck, U. (2003). Kaj je globalizacija?: zmote globalizma – odgovori na globalizacijo. Krtina.
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