Undergraduate Course: Contemporary Issues in Social Theory (SCIL10001)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Sociology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Living in the world requires at least trying to make sense of all the things we and other people say and do, both ?little? things like everyday interaction and ?big? things like relationships and even the meaning of someone?s life as a whole. This year?s course will discuss how various contemporary movements in sociology and related disciplines that we lump together as ?anti-positivist,? namely ethnomethodology, analysis, deconstruction, and critical theory are revising and perhaps even revolutionizing our understanding of this pervasive human activity of needing to interpret and often reinterpret one another?s behaviour. |
Entry Requirements
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Co-requisites |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should have at least 3 Sociology or closely related courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
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| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. That students learn to appreciate the difference between theory and common sense.
2. That students learn how the activity of theorizing can be applied to specific contemporary issues.
3. That students actually begin to practice or do theorizing.
4. That students see how theorizing can lead to discoveries or results with regard to substantive issues.
5. That students gain knowledge of the work of some specific contemporary theorists in terms of its relevance to the issues we focus on.
6. That students gain an appreciation of the potential for social critique offered by some forms of theorizing.
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Assessment Information
| A midterm short essay (25%) and a long essay (75%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Stanley Raffel
Tel: (0131 6)50 3994
Email: Stanley.Raffel@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Sue Renton
Tel: (0131 6)50 6958
Email: Sue.Renton@ed.ac.uk |
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