1. SylabUZ
2. Faculty of Social Sciences
3. winter term 2024/2025
4. WNS - oferta ERASMUS / Sociology - First-cycle Erasmus programme
5. Sociology of space

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Sociology of space - course description

Aim of the course

The aim of the course is to present selected theories related to space in social sciences.

Prerequisites

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Scope

1. Space as one of the main categories of human perception
2. Social dimensions of space according to selected theories
3. City-countryside division and its validation in our times
4. Social characteristics of suburban areas
5. World Urban Forum and the concept of Sustainable Development

Teaching methods

Discussion on selected articles, lecture. Individual student work (e.g. reading and analysis) according to the teacher's instructions.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

Classes:  written essay.

Final grades: mark is based on written essay and activities/participation in discussions during class. The mark from the essay may be elevated for a half grade or a whole grade depending on the intensity of the activities.

Recommended reading

• Castells, Manuel, Urban Sociology in the Twenty-First Century, Cidades- Comunidades e Territórios, Dez. 2002, n.0 5, pp. 9-19
• Tittle Charles R.,  Stafford, Mark C., Urban Theory, Urbanism, and Suburban Residence, Social Forces , Mar., 1992, Vol. 70, No. 3 (Mar., 1992), pp. 725-744, Oxford University Press

Further reading

• Susser, I., 1997, “Inequality, violence and gender relations in a global city. New York, 1986-96,” Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, 5 (2).

Notes

Modified by dr Magdalena Pokrzyńska (last modification: 22-04-2024 17:00)