History of Social Thought and Sociology 02.06-S-HMSS

Lectures:
1.. The positivist turn in thinking about society: the sociology of A. Comte.
2. Theories and research methods of social reformers.
3. Evolutionary sociology: H. Spencer's sociology.
4. The sociological concept of K. Marx.
5. Naturalistic sociology.
6. Psychological trends and theories in sociology.
7. Sociological theory of V. Pareto.
8. Sociologism. Emile Durkheim
9. Humanistic sociology: F. Tönnies, F. Znaniecki.
10. Sociology understanding M. Weber.
11.G. Formal sociology: G. Simmel.
12. American descriptive sociology.
13. Polish sociology: from the first beginnings to the interwar period.
Classes/Conversations/Workshops:
1. Pre-sociological social thought - Plato and Aristotle. Concepts of society: - vision of the polis.
2. The State as a Community of Christian Values St. Augustine and the medieval idea of society (organicism) in the thought of Saint. Thomas Aquinas.
3. E.Nicollo Machiavelli, connections between politics and morality.
4. The idea of natural law in the 17th century: the concept of the natural state and the social contract of Thomas Hobbes and John Lock.
5. Social philosophy of the Enlightenment: Montesquieu - the power of sociological imagination, Jean-Jacques Rousseau the eulogist of nature and freedom.
6. Claude Henri de Saint-Simon's social theory: the idea of social science, industrial society - the dichotomy of social structure.
7. The idea of the positivist era. August Comte's project of sociology: hierarchy of sciences, social statics and dynamics, natural sciences and sociology.
8. Emil Durkheim's sociological thought: the evolution of society from one defined by mechanical solidarity to one defined by organic solidarity. 9
9. Written test. Summary of classes

Field of study

(in Polish) Socjologia

Supplementary literature

WYKŁAD H. Becker, Rozwój myśli społecznej od wiedzy ludowej do socjologii. Historia i interpretacja ludzkich pojęć o współżyciu ludzi, t.1 i 2.Warszawa 1964-65. ĆWICZENIA/KONWERSATORIUM/WARSZTATY 1.Arystoteles, Dzieła wszystkie, oprac. zbior., t. I- VII, Warszawa (1990-2001). (Polityka w t. VI, ze wstępem L. Pitrowicza). 2.Comte August (2001) Rozprawa o duchu filozofii pozytywnej. Kęty. 3.Durkheim Emile (2000) Zasady metody socjologicznej. Warszawa. 4.Machiavelli Niccolo (1984) Książę. Warszawa. 5.Platon, Państwo. tłum. W. Kornatowski(1977), t. I-II. Warszawa

Student workload

60h

Study level

(in Polish) I stopień

Education profile

(in Polish) praktyczny

Type of course

obligatory courses

The semester in which the subject is carried out

(in Polish) II/drugi

Mode

(in Polish) Realizowany w sali

Course coordinators

Teresa Sołdra-Gwiżdż

Learning outcomes

Knowledge
K_W01
Knows and understands at an advanced level the concepts of sociology and their theoretical references, selected concepts of man (philosophical, psychological, sociological) and selected concepts of society in the context of their historical development.
Understands the relationship between man and society (the individual in society, society in the individual).

Skills
K_U01
Is able to search, verify, select, analyze and interpret information about social phenomena (cultural, political, legal, economic), using basic theoretical knowledge in the field of sociology, data from sociological literature, related disciplines and statistical data within the framework of descriptive and inductive statistics.
Social competence
K_K01
Is ready to critically evaluate the acquired knowledge and received content, being open to new ideas, demonstrating readiness to engage in discussions and change opinions based on available data and rational arguments.

Assessment criteria

K_W01
Activity in classes;
Written colloquium;
Exam
a. Substantive voice in the discussion during classes (activity 40%)
b. The student knows selected concepts of man and society in the context of their historical development (written test 60%)
c. Final examination
K_U01
K_K01
Active participation in discussions during classes
The student speaks in the group forum and uses the source text to justify his or her opinion.

Bibliography

WYKŁAD
Literatura obowiązkowa
J. Szacki, Historia myśli socjologicznej. Wydanie nowe, Warszawa 2002.
Sto lat socjologii polskiej. Od Supińskiego do Szczepańskiego. Wybór tekstów pod red. Jerzego Szackiego. Warszawa 1995.
ĆWICZENIA/KONWERSATORIUM/WARSZTATY
Literatura obowiązkowa:
1.Furier, A. (red.),(2002). Od Platona do Webera. Wybór tekstów źródłowych z historii myśli społecznej i socjologicznej. Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego.
2. Lukes, S. (2012). Durkheim. Życie i dzieło. Oficyna Naukowa. Warszawa, (wybrane fragmenty).
3. Szacki, J. (2005). Historia myśli socjologicznej. Wydanie nowe. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
4. Solecki. S (2000) Historia Europejskiej myśli społecznej, Wybór tekstów źródłowych, Rzeszów, (wybrane fragmenty).

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