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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Sociology

Undergraduate Course: Contemporary Issues in Social Theory (SCIL10001)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaSociology Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionLiving 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting 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.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
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.
Assessment Information
A midterm short essay (25%) and a long essay (75%)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Stanley Raffel
Tel: (0131 6)50 3994
Email: Stanley.Raffel@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Sue Renton
Tel: (0131 6)50 6958
Email: Sue.Renton@ed.ac.uk
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