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This course bridges the theoretical emphasis of SO3066 and the practical elements of SO3524. It presents sociology as a social science by having students examine in detail ten reports of sociological research. The works chosen will vary from year to year but typical examples are Laud Humphrey’s Tearoom Trade, Leah Bassel and Akwugo Emejulu’s Minority Women and Austerity, Ray Pahl’s Divisions of Labour, Stan Cohen’s Folk Devils and Moral Panics, Dorothy Smith’s K is Mentally Ill, and Richard Sennett’s Corrosion of Character. Students will be expected to do a considerable amount of private reading.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course provides students with an in-depth examination of ten different works in Sociology, either classic or contemporary, and provides the opportunity for students to see how such works incorporate the theoretical, methodological and empirical elements of the field. Over ten weeks 10 different sociology faculty members each present a single report of sociological research, which students read prior to the lecture. The works chosen will vary from year to year but typical examples are Laud Humphrey’s Tearoom Trade, Leah Bassel and Akwugo Emejulu’s Minority Women and Austerity, Ray Pahl’s Divisions of Labour, Stan Cohen’s Folk Devils and Moral Panics, Dorothy Smith’s K is Mentally Ill, and Richard Sennett’s Corrosion of Character. Students will be expected to do a considerable amount of private reading for this course.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
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The course will require FIVE 1,000 word essays to be completed. Students can choose to write their 5 essays on any 5 of the 10 Sociological studies covered in the course. Feedback will be providing within three weeks of submission either in writing, in person, or online.
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | As a result of this course students will learn to critically assess how theory, methods and empirical data are interrelated in 10 specific Sociological studies. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | As a result of this course students will be able to think creatively about the relationship between theory and methods in the field of Sociology and society more broadly. |
| Conceptual | Understand | As a result of this course students better understand how theory, methods and empirical data are interrelated in Sociological studies. |
| Factual | Remember | As a result of this course students will be familiar with 10 new works of Sociology. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Each essay may be resubmitted upon failure or the student may choose to write a new essay on a new topic. 20% per essay |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Remember | As a result of this course students will be familiar with 10 new works of Sociology. |
| Conceptual | Understand | As a result of this course students better understand how theory, methods and empirical data are interrelated in Sociological studies. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | As a result of this course students will learn to critically assess how theory, methods and empirical data are interrelated in 10 specific Sociological studies. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | As a result of this course students will be able to think creatively about the relationship between theory and methods in the field of Sociology and society more broadly. |
| Conceptual | Create | As a result of this course students will be better prepared to conduct their own 4th year dissertations. |
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