Social Macrostructures

The course is aimed at introducing students with the problems of social macrostructures, i.e. the social phenomena and processes that affect contemporary societies on the macro level of their organisation, with particular attention granted to the cultural and agent-related aspects of the social structures and the contemporary process of their change.

classes for Erasmus students

30 x 45 min. (15 meetings)

In terms of KNOWLEDGE, the student:

1. knows and understands the definitions of the most important sociological terms regarding social macrostructures, and is capable of addressing the specific problems that the sociology of macrostructures deals with / S1_W01

2. knows and is capable of explaining the basic concepts within the sociology of social macrostructures / S1_W04

3. has knowledge about the functioning of certain contemporary and historical social macrostructures / S1_W05

4. has knowledge about various theoretical approaches to explaining the nature of social macrostructures / S1_W06

5. is capable of describing the connections between different social structures (micro, mezzo, macro) / S1_W12

6. has knowledge about different collective identities/ S1_W20

7. has knowledge about the theories of collective behaviour and social movements / S1_W21

8. understands the role of an individual in the making of various collectives on the level of social macrostructure / S1_W22

In terms of SKILLS, the student:

1. is capable of using various typologies of the macrostructural phenomena in order to describe them / S1_U01

2. is able to analyse a social structure with the use of the terminology connected to the sociology of social macrostructures / S1_U02

3. is capable of using various typologies of the macrostructural phenomena in order to analyse them / S1_U08

4. has the ability to make content-based arguments, using the work of different authors within the area of social macrostructures / S1_U18

5. is capable of preparing an oral presentation on a given topic connected to the problems of social macrostructures, using adequate literature / S1_U20

In terms of COMPETENCES, the student:

1. is aware of the necessity of planning tasks and assignments Chile preparing for the class / S1_K05

2. is aware of the complexity and multidimensionality of social life on the macro level, and sensitive to the phenomenon of cultural relativism / S1_K10

individual evaluation based on student's preparation and activity