sociology (new, 2009,9-12

Sociology(outline)•ByDr.Li,Jianyong•Prof.ofSociology•Email:[e-mail]•[e-mail]•DeanofSociologyDepartmentatECUPL2009.9—2009.12Aimsofthesociologycourse1.tomakestudentsknowhowimportantthecourseisinlaw-makingandpolice-making;2.tomakestudentsknowwhat’sfunctionofthesociologyinmodernsocietyanditsstatusinsocialsciencesystem;3.totrainstudentstobeabletoreadsociologyliteraturesandbooksinoriginalEnglishversion;4.tomakestudentsknowwhat’smainsociologytheoryandmethodology;5.tomakestudentsunderstandwhat’srelationshipbetweenlawandsociety,andbetweenlawscienceandsociology;6.tomakestudentsknowrelationshipbetweenlegalnormsandsocialnorms,betweenjudicialjusticeandsocialjustice;7andtotrainstudentstobeabletoexpressownviewpointsinthecasestudyanddiscussion.Requirementsofthecourse1.Allthestudentsareabletobeactivelyinvolvedintheclass,includingreading,listening,speakingandarguingwitheachothersifrequiredbytheinstructor;2.Studentsarerequiredtobeabletoanswerthequestionsraisedbytheinstructororbyotherlisteners;3.WhenweareintheChapterofSocialization,eachstudentisrequiredtodeliverabout5minstalkingaboutyourselfsocializationifthetimepermitted.Whateventorwhichpersonimpressedyoumostlyintheprocessofyourpastsocialization.4.Studentsmarkswillbeevaluatedfromtwoparts:30%isyourperformanceandinvolvementsintheclassroom;and70%isyourfinalwrittenexam.Chapter1:IntroductiontoSociology•I.What’ssociology?•(1)Meaningof“ology”:•“ology”meansadiscipline,itusuallycontainsobjectofresearch研究对象,contentsofresearch研究内容,basictheory基本理论,concepts概念andmethodology方法论,suchasbiology,sociology,technologyandsoon.•Sociologymeansadisciplineresearchingsociety,mainlyresearchessocialstructureandsocialchange;socialorderandsocialprogress,anditaimstofindoutsocialrule.(2)Definitionaboutsociology•Sociologyisacomprehensiveandappliedsocialsciencewhichaimstodiscoverthesocialstructureandsocialprocessthroughresearchingsocialrelationsandsocialactioninordertofindoutthesocialruleandtopromotesocialprogress.Thisdefinitioncontainssociologicalfollowingthreecharacteristics:•Itsnature,itsmethodanditspurpose.(3).Itspositioninthedisciplinesystem1.Commondivisionofthedisciplines:•NaturalSciences:Math—Physics—Chemistry—Astronomy—Geography—Biology.SocialSciences:Literature—History--Philosophy•—Economics—Law—Sociology.2.AugusteComte’sdivisionofthedisciplines:Math—Physics—Chemistry–Biology—Sociology.AccordingtoComte,sociologyisthehighestdisciplineofthenaturalsciences.Itistheonepartofthenaturalsciencesandthereforethescientificmethodshouldbesuitableforit.II.Themajorcontentsofsociology1.societyandculture(theirdefinitions,interrelations,nature,elementsandtypes)2.socialization(itsdefinition,meaning,conditions,processandpurpose)3.socialcommunication(itstypesandfunctions)4.socialgroupandsocialorganization(itsconceptsandtypes,itsstructureandfunction).5.socialstratificationandsocialmobility(theirconceptsandmeaning,theirstandardsandtypes)6.socialnormandsocialcontrol(theirconceptsandtypes,functionsandmethod)7.socialstructureandsocialchange(socialoccupationalandeducationalstructures,demographicandsexstructures,types,speed&directionofsocialchange)8.communitiesandurbanization(theirconceptsandcharacteristics,elements,differencesandtypes)9.socialmodernizationandwell-offsociety;10.socialpsychologyandsocialproblems.III.Themajorfunctionsofsociology1.toprovideinformationforthelaw-makersandpolicy-makers(throughsocialsurveyandhearing).2.toparticipateinplanningandenforcementofsocialmodernization(throughsocialsurvey&prediction)3.todirectsocialmembers’behavior(providesstandardsformodelandmodernbehaviors)4.toprovideknowledgeunderstandingsocietyandcountry’ssituation(basicdata)5.Topromoteinter-disciplinesdevelopment(suchassociologyoflawandcriminalsociology)IV.Thestatusofsociologyinthesystemofsocialsciences1.Sociologycoversallothersocialsciences(ComteandSpencer);2.SociologyistheNo.1Scienceofallothersocialsciences(Giddings);3.Sociologyistheinter-disciplineofallothersocialsciences(SunBenwen);4.Sociologyisoneofthesocialsciences(widelyaccepted)V:Relationshipbetweensociologyandothersocialsciences1.RelationbetweenSociologyandliterature:(1).Commonpoints:1)theyhavecommonresearchareas:sociallifeandallsocialproblems:2).Theyhavesimilarpurposes:todiscoverthesocialdisadvantagesorevils;toarousepeople’sattentiontosolvingorreformingthesociety;(2).Differences:theyhavedifferentthinkingwayandmethodology.Literaturerelaysonemotion,imagination,irrationality&instinctwhilesociologyrelaysonsurvey&reasoning.2.RelationbetweenSociologyandhistoryscience:(1)Commonpoints:bothofthemresearchhumansocietyanddiscovertheruleofsocialdevelopment;(2)Differentperspectives:historysciencefocusesonresearchofchronologicalorverticalaspectsofhumansociety(evolution)whilesociologyfocusesonresearchofhorizontalorcurrentaspectofsociallife(structureandfunction).(3)Differentmethodology:Historysciencebasesoncodificationorchronology(indirectdata)whilesociologybasesonquestionnaireandsurvey(directdata).3.Relationbetweensociologyandjournalism(1).Commonpoints:Bothofthempaymuch