SUBJECT: Sociology and Social Work





BRIEG DESCRIPTION:



Introduction to Sociology emphasizing the union with Social Work. In addition, how a sociological research has to be done is explained.

Explanations about the beginnings of Sociology as well as founders¿ main ideas.

Explanations about the main theories and concepts in Sociology and its praxis in the analysis of the different social situations in the area of the Social Work.

COMPETENCES

- To understand and to use correctly the sociological fundamental concepts (differing those related to the social structure and to the social change) for the recognition and approximation to the different social problems (1, 10).

- To know the functioning of the human societies and the principal trends and social processes for a correct diagnosis of the different social problems (1, 10).

- To consider and to document correctly a sociological project to apply to the analysis of the different social problems (3, 5, 9).

- From a sociological perspective to contextualize theoretically the analysis of the different social problems to improve in their knowledge (1, 10, 5).

THEORY:

Introduction

1. What Sociology is?

2. Classical authors in Sociology

3. Main theories in Sociology

How to think about society? Sociological tools (in every theme examples from the Social work and used)

4. Culture

5. Personality y socialization

6. Role and status

7. Order y social control

8. Social groups

9. Social Institutions

10. Social stratification

11. Social change



PRAXIS:



A team practical work to give to the teacher the day of the exam. Every group will present a summary in class.

Every group will choose a collectivity and they will do a descriptive approximation using the sociological procedure.

The aim is that the students are capable to do a correct selection of different data sources and to approach a topic of the area of the Social Work from a sociological perspective.

Each educational modality can be carried out across different formative activities. Besides the indicated ones in the picture, we can mention other formative activities necessary for the suitable development of competences of this subject:

- Working in small groups in class

- Essays

- Discussion papers

- Readings

• Continuous Assessment System
• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Written test to be taken (%): 60
  • Team projects (problem solving, project design)) (%): 40

- Working in small groups in class

- Essays

- Discussion papers

- Readings

PROCEDURE FOR REQUESTING FINAL ASSESSMENT



"In all cases the student will have the right to be assessed via the final assessment system, regardless of whether he/she has participated in continuous assessment. To do so, the student must present his/her withdrawal from continuous assessment in writing to the professor(s) responsible for the subject. He/she will have 9 weeks for termly subjects and 18 weeks for annual ones, starting from the beginning of the term or year (respectively), in accordance with the centre's academic calendar. The teaching guide for the subject may set a longer period" (art. 8.3.).



The requirements for students who choose the final assessment system are the same as indicated: three individual essays based on texts related to the subject and a community diagnosis, which in this case will also be individual.



NOTE:

In case of having to do the evaluation online due to COVID-19, both for the continuous assessment and the final assessment system, the requirements (individual / group)are the same and they will be delivered through EGela (online platform), at the same day and time provided in the ordinary and/or extraordinary call.



WITHDRAWAL FROM THE CALL



In the case of continuous assessment: "a student may withdraw from the call in a period that, as a minimum, will be up to one month before the completion date of the teaching period for the corresponding subject. This withdrawal must be presented in writing to the professor(s) responsible for the subject" (art. 12.2).



In the case of final assessment: "non-presentation at the examination on the official exam date will mean the student desists from the corresponding call" (art. 12.3).

Given that the final exam accounts for 60% of the total evaluation, in order to waive the final exam, it will be sufficient not to take the final exam and the grade will be: NOT PRESENTED.

-Theoretical and practical content presented on the E-gela platform and other content provided and worked on in the classroom.

Basic bibliography

ALBROW, M. Sociology: The basics, Routledge, London, 1999.

GIDDENS, A. Introduction to sociology, 2006.

LEE, D. & NEWBY, H. The problem of Sociology: An introduction to the discipline, Routledge, London, 1995.

MARCUS, M. & DUCKLIN, A. Success in Sociology, John Murray, London, 1998.

POPENOE, D. Sociology, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey, 1988.

SMELSER, N.J. (EDITOR) Hanbook of Sociology, Sage Publication, California, 1988.

Journals

- Revista Española de Sociología
- Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociolgógicas
- Revista Internacional de Sociología
- Revista INGURUAK

Web addresses

www.eustat.es
www.ine.es
www.eurostat.eu.int
www.cis.es