SOCIOLOGY
| Title | ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ / SOCIOLOGY |
| Code | Ν011Υ |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Agriculture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 420001755 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600253795
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- General Knowledge
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600253795
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=7899
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=7899
- Other: http://rural-lab.agro.auth.gr/015e.htm
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
- Italian (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Academic education must prepare students both for their future jobs but also as scientists and members of a society that is currently facing global challenges such as population growth, social inequalities, conflicts and movements, environmental problems, transition to an information society etc. Sociology analyzes social reality through the lens of different theoretical streams and is a powerful scientific tool that helps an agronomist to comprehend what lies beyond a surface reading of reality. After the completion of the course students will be able to :
1. raise awareness - understand the rapidly changing social eco-system in which they are going to live and to operate as people, scientist-practitioners- agronomists.
2. gain sociological imagination, recognizing aspects of the social environment even under the superficial reading of reality /understand why some social events happen
3. connect theory to practice in everyday life in rural communities
4. use/adapt basic theoretical streams of sociology useful to agriculture and rural society
5. learn some field research techniques that can be applied to describe social phenomena in the countryside
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction to social sciences / sociology elements
Creating Early Rural Communities / Agriculture and Social Change
Social Interaction (symbols & meanings).
Social structure. Social norms. Social status. Social roles. Social mobility / class
Rural Culture
Social Networks. Social Capital
Social Exclusion. Social inequalities.
Social dilemmas and natural resources. Sociological thinking and environment.
Social research and ethics.
Introduction to Rural Sociology. Introduction to the sociology of food
Introduction to Social Field Research - Social Research and Ethics.
Keywords
Inequalities, culture, norms, trust, integration, gender, environment, moovements
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Use of Power Point, use of elearning platform AUTh URL for up- loading notes, guidelines and communicating news to students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.4 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 30 | 1.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tutorial | 11 | 0.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 4 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 25 | 0.9 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 112 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
60% two tasks/essays & 40% written/oral exams
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1.ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ. ΟΙ ΒΑΣΙΚΕΣ ΕΝΝΟΙΕΣ-ΝΕΑ ΑΝΑΘΕΩΡΗΜΕΝΗ ΕΚΔΟΣΗ, Hughes M., Kroehler C.J ΚΡΙΤΙΚΗ, 2014 ΑΘΗΝΑ [Κωδ.11642]
2. ΑΠΟ ΤΟΝ ΑΓΡΟΤΙΚΟ ΧΩΡΟ ΣΤΗΝ ΥΠΑΙΘΡΟ ΧΩΡΑ.. Ανθοπούλου, Θ. & Μωυσίδης, Α. 2005, GUTENBERG ΑΘΗΝΑ [32149]
[for ERASMUS students] Sociology : The Core by Carolyn J. Kroehler and Michael Hughes (2013)
Additional bibliography for study
1. Παπαδόπουλος, Α., & Χατζημιχάλης, Κ., 2016. Οι «φαντασιώσεις/αναπαραστάσεις» της ευρωπαϊκής υπαίθρου: μια κριτική εισαγωγική συζήτηση. Επιθεώρηση Κοινωνικών Ερευνών, 125(125), 3-19. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/grsr.9894
2.Narotzky, S (2007). Οικονομική ανθρωπολογία. Νέοι προσανατολισμοί. Εκδόσεις Σαβάλλας.
Last Update
18-01-2021
