| Academiejaar: | 2007-2008 |
| Code opleidingsonderdeel: | 2BPSW-08E |
| Semester: | 1e semester |
| Studiepunten: | 6 |
| Uren Studietijd: | 168 |
| Uren theorie: | 45,00 |
| Uren praktijk: | |
| Uren andere: | |
| Deeltijds programma: | 2 |
| Titularis(sen) | Jan Vranken
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| Taal waarin de cursus wordt gedoceerd: | Engels |
| Info semesterexamen: | verplicht semesterexamen in januari |
| Info contractrestrictie: | |
1. Aanvangscompetenties (begintermen)
*Algemene competenties
Being familiar with central sociological concepts and being able to handle them
Knowledge of the ‘old’ and ‘new’ sociological tradition (Marx, Weber, Bourdieu, Dahrendorf, Goldthorpe, etc.)
Some acquaintance with situations and issues of inequality in contemporary society and with its organisation and functioning.
*Volgtijdelijkheid
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2. Eindcompetenties (eindtermen)
Knowledge of sociological thinking about forms of social inequalities.
Knowledge of some situations of inequality: facts, mechanisms, processes and their context.
Being able to identify and to analyse situations of inequality using the concepts, theoretical frames and methods discussed in this course.
3. Inhoud
1° Introduction: how did inequality become a subject of social action and scientific research?
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Prerequisites of a social problem
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Ideas
: Rousseau, Déclaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen
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Social movement : abolition of slave trade and slavery and some general conclusions
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The end of social class?
2° Illustrations of inequality:
Income distribution
Education
Health and mortality
3° Central concepts (differentiation, fragmentation, inequality, exclusion and stratification) are explained on the basis of a model developed by the professor.
4° Important forms of organized inequality: classes, castes and estates.
5° The main models are explained in separate chapters:
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Functionalism
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Marx
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Weber
6° Class structure in contemporary societies: important developments and their impact on class structure.
7° Power
8° Social mobility:
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Types of mobility,
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Models
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How to measure mobility?
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The relevance of mobility
9° Important forms of inequality and stratification: every year specific topics are selected (such as poverty, health, gender, spatial forms)
During the course theory, empirical data and methodology are balanced out.
4. Werkvormen
Contactmomenten: Hoorcolleges
Begeleide zelfstudie (eventueel met responsiecolleges)
5. Evaluatievormen
Examen: Mondeling met schriftelijke voorbereidingOpen vragen
6. Noodzakelijk studiemateriaal
Course ‘sociology of inequalities’ (power point presentation)
7. Facultatief studiemateriaal
The original course text (in Dutch)
Reading list consisting of eight standard texts (e.g. Davis & Moore, Tumin, Bendix, Lipset, E.O.Wright).
8. Studiebegeleiding
For questions concerning this course, you may contact jan.vranken@ua.ac.be.