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2010/1 Module Catalogue
 Module Code: SOC1001 Module Title: SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY 1
Module Provider: Sociology Short Name: SOC101
Level: HE1 Module Co-ordinator: MEADOWS RA Dr (Sociology)
Number of credits: 20 Number of ECTS credits: 10
 
Module Availability

Year

Assessment Pattern

Components of Assessment
Method(s)
Percentage Weighting
Essays
2 essays of 1500-2000 words
50%
Examination
One examination
50%

Module Overview

This Level 1 module will look at some of the major theorists and schools of thought in the history of sociology over the last two hundred years.  In the first semester, we will begin with an overview of the development of sociology before moving on to look at the work of Marx, Weber, Durkheim. We will also assess the contribution to sociology made by women during this period.  This will include the work of Harriet Martineau, Jane Adams and Charlotte Perkins Gilman.  In the second semester, we will move away from 19th Century theorists to look at a variety of 20th Century schools of thought.  This will include The Chicago School, functionalism, interactionism, feminism and structuralism.

 

 

 

Prerequisites/Co-requisites
None
Module Aims
Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module students should:

 

1.   Have developed an initial understanding of sociological theory, laying the ground work for further study in this area.

 

2.   Have a set of guidelines for identifying the theoretical underpinnings of the texts they will meet in their first year of sociology.

 

3.  Be able to apply theory to their own sociological work

 

 

 

1.   Have developed an initial understanding of sociological theory, laying the ground work for further study in this area.

 

 

2.   Have a set of guidelines for identifying the theoretical underpinnings of the texts they will meet in their first year of sociology.

 

 

3.  Be able to apply theory to their own sociological work

 

 

Module Content
A tutorial is associated with Sociological Theory 1, which meets fortnightly.  Discussions are based on set reading or written work.  Students are expected to prepare seminar presentations.  During tutorials, titles for essays are decided upon and written work submitted by students is returned and discussed
Methods of Teaching/Learning
Lectures and seminars
Selected Texts/Journals

Abbott, P & Wallace, C (1997) An Introduction to Sociology: Feminist Perspectives, (Second Edition) Routledge

 

Giddens, A (1971) Capitalism and Modern Social Theory, Cambridge

 

Giddens, A (1982) Sociology: A Brief but Critical Guide, Macmillan

 

Hall, S & Gieben, B (Eds.) (1992) Formations of Modernity, Polity Press

 

Lee, D & Newby, H (1983) The Problem of Sociology, Huchinson

 

Mills, C W (1959) The Sociological Imagination, Penguin

 

 

 

Giddens, A (1971) Capitalism and Modern Social Theory, Cambridge

 

 

Giddens, A (1982) Sociology: A Brief but Critical Guide, Macmillan

 

 

Hall, S & Gieben, B (Eds.) (1992) Formations of Modernity, Polity Press

 

 

Lee, D & Newby, H (1983) The Problem of Sociology, Huchinson
Mills, C W (1959) The Sociological Imagination, Penguin

Last Updated

Sept 2010