Social Sciences

Year
1

Academic year
2020-2021

Code
01740052

Subject Area
Related Areas

Language of Instruction
Portuguese

Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face

Duration
SEMESTRIAL

ECTS Credits
6.0

Type
Compulsory

Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Teaching Methods

Oral presentation, analisys of texts and group discussion

Learning Outcomes

Domain of the basic concepts of Social Sciences.

Comprehension of the chronological development of Social Sciences, with a main focus on Sociology.

Analyze and debate of some of the modern theories on Social Sciences.

Debate some of the current issues on Social Sciences.

Develop of a critical vision about society in general.

Work Placement(s)

Syllabus

1. Epistemological issues about the study of social Sciences. A global vision about Social Sciences. Common sense on Social Sciences.

2. Historical roots of the development of Social Sciences

3. Classical Sociological Theories:

3.1. European Sociology.

3.1.1. French Sociology (Saint-Simon; Comte; Durkheim).

3.1.2. German Sociology (Marx; Weber; Simmel).

3.1.3. British Sociology (Spencer).

3.1.4. Italian Sociology (Pareto; Mosca).

3.2. North American Sociology:

3.2.1. Chicago School (Mead).

3.2.2. Harvard School (Sorokin; Talcott Parsons).

4. Main modern theories on Sociology

5. Modernity and Post-Modernity .

Head Lecturer(s)

José Manuel Albuquerque Portocarrero Canavarro

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 30.0%
Frequency: 70.0%

Bibliography

Botta, Marta (2015). Exploration of external indicators of social change in postmodern communities. European Journal of Futures Research

December 2015, 3:1

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40309-014-0061-6

Carter, Michael J. and Fuller, Celene (2015). Symbolic interactionism

http://www.sagepub.net/isa/resources/pdf/symbolic%20interactionism.pdf

Costa, A. F. da (1992). Sociologia. Lisboa: Difusão Cultural.

Durkheim, É. (1987). As Regras do Método Sociológico. Lisboa: Editorial Presença.

Giddens, A. (1990). Capitalismo e Moderna Teoria Social. Uma análise das obras de Marx, Durkheim e Max Weber. Lisboa: Editorial Presença.

Giddens, A. (2004). Sociologia. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.

Ritzer, G. & Douglas, J. G. (2003). Modern Sociological Theory. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Santos, B. S. (1995). Introdução a uma Ciência Pós-Moderna. Porto: Edições Afrontamento.

Silva, A. S. & Pinto, J. M. (orgs.) (1986). Metodologia das Ciências Sociais. Porto: Ed. Afrontamento.