Social Theory (5 cr)
Code: SOPT0004-3003
General information
- Enrollment
- 08.08.2023 - 31.08.2024
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.08.2023 - 31.08.2024
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Teaching languages
- English
- Finnish
- Seats
- 1 - 1000
- Degree programmes
- Political Sciences and Sociology
- Teachers
- Pekko Riihonen
- Leena Suopajärvi
- Sandra Wallenius-Korkalo
- Groups
-
YTKENGSOC/YTK - Courses offered in English
- Course
- SOPT0004
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
After completion of the course the student is able to
- identify key issues and concepts within social theory
- explore the society as a political and social construction and a social practice
- observe societal phenomena through social theory.
Execution methods
Independent work. Book exam or essay.
Accomplishment methods
Independent reading. A book exam (EXAM) or a written assignment (essay).
Content
The course focuses on theoretical conceptualizations and interpretations of social construction of reality, practices, and possibilities. Social theory explores the ways in which to explain and evaluate the world, what happens around us, what we can expect of the future, and how to affect societal reality.
Materials
Göran Therborn (2011) The World: A Beginner’s Guide.
Peter L. Berger & Thomas Luckmann (1966) The Social Construction of Reality.
Francis Fukuyama (2018) Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment.
Completion alternatives
Exam-tentti (vaihtoehtoisesti essee)
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Fail: Performance is highly deficient or erroneous. The work may be based on serious misunderstandings.
Sufficient and satisfactory (1-2): Performance is lacking in scope, superficial, or corresponds poorly to the assignment. The author merely lists things out of context or addresses them one-sidedly. The work may contain errors or obscurities.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Good and very good (3-4): Performance corresponds to the assignment, manifesting comprehension and a skill to analyse and justify. The author has addressed the issue comprehensively. The work may contain some deficiencies.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Excellent (5): Performance delineates an extensive whole and the author can apply knowledge in a multifaceted way or place it in various contexts. The work manifests independency and insight, and it is a flawless entity that involves justified thinking or critical contemplation. The work is well written and implemented.
Qualifications
SOPT1101 Johdatus sosiologiaan, SOPT0001 Johdatus valtio-oppiin ja SOPT0002 Introduction to International Relations