The course discusses topics in sociological theorizing and methodology.

Final assessment

1. Write a literature review paper on a topic of your choice emphasizing the relevant sociological theory. Submit it by e-mail, by January 22nd, 2018, at: cosima.rughinis@sas.unibuc.ro

Literature review length: approx. 5 pages, or 2000-3000 words , not including bibliography (there is no limit for bibliographical entries)

2. Defend your paper and address other theoretical questions from the course literature in an oral exam. Proposed dates are:

• 7 February 2018, 17-20
• 14 February 2018, 17-20

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Your literature review paper should address:

• The specificity of the sociological approach, in relation with perspectives from other disciplines on the given topic;
• Choose one or more course topics (discussed in 2017/2018, see below) and relate these concepts and authors to your discussion; course materials have been distributed via email;
• The sociological concepts and theories that you chose to approach the selected topic; what are the controversies within the sociological field?
• Include and discuss the relevant articles from the Annual Reviews of Sociology and Annual Reviews of Anthropology
• The authors whom you consider most relevant for your discussion, in sociology and related disciplines.

Topics & Invited speakers 2017 / 2018

• Theorizing gender in social research (Cosima Rughiniș)
• The concept of “social construction” in sociological research (Lazăr Vlăsceanu)
• Challenges in present-day market research (Alin Teodorescu)
• Classical sociological theorists (Călin Cotoi)
• Contemporary sociological theory and methodological orientation (Lazăr Vlăsceanu)
• John Urry and the paradigm of mobility in sociology (Gabriel Jderu)
• Paula Tufiș
• Vasile Dâncu
• Liviu Chelcea and Erin McElroy
• Dumitru Sandu
• Adrian Curaj