Structure and analysis in sociology
Marion Collis
8 points
* Equivalent to 3 hours per week
* First semester
*
Gippsland/Distance
* Prerequisites: GSC1201, GSC1202 or equivalents and two
upper-level sociology subjects; it is highly recommended that students should
have completed GSC1601 and GSC1602
Objectives On successful completion of this subject students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the development of sociological thought, from the classical works of the `founding fathers' to contemporary social theory and have acquired an understanding of sociology as a social science, the interdependence between theory and method and the different research techniques, sociologists use to collect empirical data.
Synopsis The subject will address the following issues: (a) a developmental and comparative analysis of the major sociological perspectives; (b) the issue of fragmentation and synthesis within the sociological perspective; (c) the relationship between sociological theories and research strategies; (d) techniques of data gathering and analysis.
Assessment Assignment one (1800 words): 30%
* Research report (2100
words): 35%
* Assignment two (2100 words): 35%
Prescribed texts
May T Social research: Issues, methods and process Open University Press, 1993
Swingwood A A short history of sociological thought 2nd edn, Macmillan, 1991
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