Sociology

Description: Sociology looks at society as a holistic system of functioning social communities, studies the relationships that exist between these communities, and examines and explains people's behavior in society. Sociology studies social norms, values, roles, statuses, preferences, public opinion, and many other phenomena - everything we call a "social life". As a discipline, Sociology shapes students' sociological view of the world, allowing them to evaluate social processes and phenomena, to realize their own position in society, their opportunities to participate in social life, and their primary sociological competencies.

Amount of credits: 2

Пререквизиты:

• Человек. Общество. Право. Школьный курс

Course Workload:

Component: Mandatory component

Cycle: Secondary disciplines

Goal

• The objective of the course "Sociology" is to form scientific knowledge of students on the specifics of functioning of laws of social interaction and development, on features of social institutions, social structure and social relations, to form a general idea of the basic methods of collecting sociological information and skills of applying this knowledge in practice. The course also aims to develop in students an understanding of modern social organization and social development of society, social interaction and social relations, the ability to analyze the social consequences of their professional activities and the ability to work in a team.

Objective

• To create an idea about dynamics of social changes in the world on the basis of macro- and microsociological approaches. - Development of applied methods and organization of sociological research. - To Form the ability to work effectively in a modern organization. - Introduction to basic sociological concepts, concepts, theories. - Training of sociological thinking, the ability to practically use the learned knowledge.

Learning outcome: knowledge and understanding

• He mastered basic knowledge in the field of sociology, contributing to the formation of a highly educated personality with a wide circle and a culture of thinking

Learning outcome: applying knowledge and understanding

• Ability to assess, analyze and respect the opinion of members of society.

Learning outcome: formation of judgments

• It is able to assess socio-cultural conditions of everyday, professional, social activities. He has the ability to compare, formulate conclusions, build his own reasoning, express and justify his position, form feelings of tolerance and respect for cultural values and traditions of all the peoples of Kazakhstan.

Learning outcome: communicative abilities

• Intercultural communication based on tolerance and respect. Ability to speak publicly, to argue, to conduct scientific discussion

Learning outcome: learning skills or learning abilities

• Desire for professional and personal growth, possess skills to acquire new knowledge necessary for daily professional activities and to continue education in the magistracy

Teaching methods

The following educational technologies are used during the training sessions: - interactive lecture (application of the following active forms of training: Guided (guided) discussion or conversation; moderation; demonstration of slides or training films; brainstorming; motivational speech); - creation of scenarios for the development of different situations based on the given conditions; - information and communication (e.g. computer class classes using professional application packages); - research (independant research activities of students during training); - solving educational tasks.

Assessment of the student's knowledge

Teacher oversees various tasks related to ongoing assessment and determines students' current performance twice during each academic period. Ratings 1 and 2 are formulated based on the outcomes of this ongoing assessment. The student's learning achievements are assessed using a 100-point scale, and the final grades P1 and P2 are calculated as the average of their ongoing performance evaluations. The teacher evaluates the student's work throughout the academic period in alignment with the assignment submission schedule for the discipline. The assessment system may incorporate a mix of written and oral, group and individual formats.

The evaluating policy of learning outcomes by work type

Evaluation form

The student's final grade in the course is calculated on a 100 point grading scale, it includes:

• 40% of the examination result;
• 60% of current control result.

The final grade is calculated by the formula:

 

Where Midterm 1, Midterm 2are digital equivalents of the grades of Midterm 1 and 2;

E is a digital equivalent of the exam grade.

Final alphabetical grade and its equivalent in points:

The letter grading system for students' academic achievements, corresponding to the numerical equivalent on a four-point scale:

Topics of lectures

• Sociology as Science
• Sociological theory and history of Sociology
• Social Research Methods
• Social inequality and stratification of Society
• Socialization and identity
• Family and modernity The family in a cross-cultural and historical perspective
• Deviation, Crime and social control Deviation and social control
• Religion, culture and society Religion: Basic concepts
• Sociology of ethnicity and nation
• Education and social inequality Education in the global perspective
• Mass media, technology and society
• Economy, globalization and labor
• Health and medicine
• Population, urbanization and social movements Modernization and urbanization
• Social change: The latest sociological discussions Social change

Key reading

• 1. Дэвид Бринкерхоф, Роуз Уейтс, Сюзан Ортега «Әлеуметтану негіздері» (Essentials of Sociology). – Алматы: Ұлттық аударма бюросы, 2018. – 464 б. 2. Джордж Ритцер, Джеффри Степницки «Әлеуметтану теориясы» (Sociological Theory). – Алматы: Ұлттық аударма бюросы, 2018. – 856 б. 3. Дэвид Г. Майерс, Жан М. Туенж «Әлуеметтік психология» (Social Psychology). 12-басылым. – Алматы: Ұлттық аударма бюросы, 2018. – 648 б. 4. Роббинс Стивен, Джадж Тимати «Ұйымдық мінез-құлық негіздері», Алматы 2019, - 488 б. 5. Клаус Шваб «Төртінші индустриялық революция» (The Fourth Industrial Revolution). – Алматы: Ұлттық аударма бюросы, 2018. – 200 б.

Further reading

• 1. Элиот Аронсон «Көпке ұмтылған жалғыз. Әлеуметтік психологияға кіріспе» (The social animal) Алматы: Ұлттық аударма бюросы, 2018. – 408 2. Светлана Тер-Минасова «Тіл және мәдениетаралық коммуникация» (Язык и межкультурная коммуникация). – Алматы: Ұлттық аударма бюросы, 2018. – 320 б. 3. Патрисия Уоллейс «Интернет психологиясы», Алматы, 2019, - 392 б. 4. Стивен Кови «Жасампаз жандардың 7 дағдысы», Алматы, 2019, - 432 б. 5. Пинкер Стивен «Тіл – инстинкт», Алматы, 2019 – 576 б. 6. Токаев К. «Сындарлы қоғамдық диалог – Қазақстаның тұрақтылығы мен өркендеуінің негізі.» Мемлекет Басшысының 2019 жылғы 2 қыркүйектегі Қазақстан халқына Жолдауы. 7. Биекенов К.У., Биекенова С.К., Кенжакимова Г.А. Социология: Уч.пособие. – Алматы: Эверо,2016. – 584с. 13. Социология. Основы общей теории: учебник / Под ред. Г.В. Осипов, Л.Н. Москвичев. - 2-е изд., испр. и доп. - М.: Норма, 2015. - 912 с. 8. Macionis J. Society: The Basics. Pearson, 2016. 9. Giddens A., Sutton Ph. Sociology. Wiley Academic, 2017 10. Abdiraiymova G.S., Burkhanova D.K. Social structure of society and middle class: textbook / Almaty: Qazaq University, 2015. – 44p. 11. Abdiraiymova G.S., Burkhanova D.K. Sociology of youth / Textbook. – Almaty: Qazaq university, 2016. – 98p.