Sociology of Social Changes WNP-PEZ-SZ
The main goal is to introduce students to a new subdiscipline of sociology, and the problems of social changes in contemporary world as a context for changes in education.
Students have an opportunity to make analysis of some new social movements created in the internet space and mechanisms of new forms of global and transcultural communication .
They also try to analyse social changes in Europe in the global age, migrations and problems with identity.
Finally they discuss social changes in our part of Europe and changes of mentality in posttransition conditions as a context for education.
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
Subject level
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Type of subject
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Learning outcomes
Effects;
knowledge of social changes on the global and local level,
understanding the context of social changes and consequences on economical and sociocultural level,
2 ECTS
conversatorium - 15 h
consulting - 5 h
preparing presentation/project - 20 h
Assessment criteria
Evaluation: presence, activity, presentation.
Criteria of evaluation:
basic knowledge of social changes - 3
understanding the mechanisms of social changes - 4
anticipation of new social trends and ideas - 5
Bibliography
P. Sztompka: Sociology of Social Changes.
A. Giddens: Modernity and Identity.
M. Castells: The Network Society.
M. Castells: The Movements of Grief and Hope.
J. Koralewicz: Authoritarianism,Anxiety, Conformism.
B. Galas: Anomia, lęk, pragmatyzm vs patriotyzm.
Additional information
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