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Global Sociology

2020/2021
Academic Year
ENG
Instruction in English
4
ECTS credits
Delivered at:
School of Sociology
Course type:
Elective course
When:
2 year, 1 module

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Ever wondered why some countries are rich and others poor? Or why some people believe hard work results in upward mobility and others don’t? To answer these questions, you need to “see” the world sociologically. In this introductory sociology course, we will explore the concerns of an interconnected global world through classic sociological concepts. Through short lectures, interviews with prominent sociologists and everyday people around the world, you will learn to see your role in the scope of global history.. The course is a Massive Open Online Course delivered at Coursera platform ( online courses and take an oral examination at HSE for completing the course. The examination is taken after completion of the course during examination week. The full syllabus is published at the course websites. (https://www.edx.org/course/global-sociology-wellesleyx-soc101x). The course doesn’t require special previous knowledge and competences. Only for students of Comparative Social Research programme
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • Provide students basic sociological theory
  • Provide students basic world systems theory and its application
  • Provide students basic sociological methods
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • to know more about our role in the scope of global history.
  • to get knowledge in sociologically, test various theories of inequality, and generate new questions of the social world that we all share.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Part 1: Introducing the Sociological Imagination
    To what extent is inequality good, if at all? How much inequality is too much? What is global sociology? Defining "global". How to recognize inequality in your social world?
  • Part 2: Linking Theory, Research, and the Practice of Sociology
    Everyday theory, sociological theory; What is special about (global) sociological theory?; What is distinctive about sociological research?; Emile Durkheim's Suicide
  • Part 3: Conceptualizing Global Inequality
    What makes some countries rich and others poor?
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • Partially blocks (final) grade/grade calculation after attending the MOOC it is required to present the final results (certificate/another document)
  • non-blocking Oral exam
  • Partially blocks (final) grade/grade calculation after attending the MOOC it is required to present the final results (certificate/another document)
  • non-blocking Oral exam
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • Interim assessment (1 module)
    After attending the MOOC it is required to present the final results (certificate or another document - C). The document has to be submitted to the study office immediately after completion of the course. After successful completion of the course an examination is undertaken. Prerequisite for attending the examination is submission of the certificate to the study office. The examination grade (E) is the final grade for the course. Final control: oral group exam. The overall course grade (G) (10-point scale) is calculated as a sum of G = C*0.7+ E*0.3
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Huber, J. (1999). Comparative Gender Stratification. In Handbook of the Sociology of Gender (pp. 65–80). Springer Nature / Books. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=sih&AN=18639448
  • Michael Lokshin, & Thomas A. Mroz. (2003). Gender and poverty : a life cycle approach to the analysis of the differences in gender outcomes. Policy Research Working Paper Series. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.p.wbk.wbrwps.3153
  • Mulholland, J., Montagna, N., & Sanders-McDonagh, E. (2018). Gendering Nationalism : Intersections of Nation, Gender and Sexuality. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1816290

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Sundén, J., & Sveningsson, M. (2012). Gender and Sexuality in Online Game Cultures : Passionate Play. New York: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=443928
  • Tienda, M., & Booth, K. (1988). Migration, Gender And Social Change: A Review And Reformulation. University of Chicago - Economics Research Center. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.p.fth.chicer.88.3