2026/2027
Думать как обществовед: как социология изучает поведение людей
Статус:
Маго-лего
Кто читает:
Департамент социологии
Где читается:
Факультет социальных наук
Когда читается:
3 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ
Преподаватели:
Кузина Ольга Евгеньевна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
32
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is designed to engage students with the main principles of academic research in social sciences focusing on how different social sciences can shape our understanding of human behaviour. Lectures and classes will challenge students to confront different kinds of evidence, assess competing theoretical explanations, and evaluate their validity.
Learning Objectives
- The course shows students the ways of thinking in social sciences and gives foundations for their later courses and research.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Evaluate and interpret evidence of different types, including documentary and other qualitative sources as well as statistical data.
- Explain the respective roles of, and interaction between, questions, theories, evidence and explanations in the social sciences.
- Identify and critically assess causal claims in social science explanations.
Course Contents
- Lecture 1. Understanding the causes of things - a multidisciplinary perspective
- Lecture 2. Models and Modelling in Social Research
- Lecture 3. Research designs in sociology
- Lecture 4. Qualitative and Quantitative Social Research
- Lecture 5. Interpreting and Evaluating Social Research Results
Interim Assessment
- 2026/2027 3rd module0.29 * Home assignment + 0.29 * Presentation of a research paper + 0.22 * Exam + 0.2 * class participation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Bryman, Alan. Quantity and Quality in Social Research, Routledge, 1988. Routledge, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=168067.
- May, Tim. Social Research, McGraw-Hill Education, 2010. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=729519.
- Quantity and quality in social research, Bryman, A., 2004
- Social research : issues, methods and process, May, T., 2011
- The Handbook of Social Studies Research, edited by Meghan Manfra, and Cheryl Bolick, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2017. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4825480.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Ogden, Jane. Thinking Critically about Research : A Step by Step Approach, Routledge, 2018. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5611407.
- Rethinking Social Inquiry : Diverse Tools, Shared Standards, edited by Henry E. Brady, and David Collier, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=662323.
- Statistics and Causality : Methods for Applied Empirical Research, edited by Wolfgang Wiedermann, and Eye, Alexander von, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4530803.