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040641 VO Sociology for Students of Economics and Business Administration (2025S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
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Mo 03.03. 09:45-11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

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Language: German

Lecturers

    Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    • Monday 10.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
    • Monday 17.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
    • Monday 24.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
    • Monday 31.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
    • Monday 07.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
    • Monday 28.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
    • Monday 12.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
    • Monday 19.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
    • Monday 26.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
    • Monday 02.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
    • Monday 16.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
    • Monday 23.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
    • Monday 22.09. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
      Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
    • Monday 10.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

    Information

    Aims, contents and method of the course

    The lecture series conveys fundamental elements of sociological thinking to students of business administration. It presents core theoretical perspectives, concepts, and analytical methods and introduces current debates about pivotal sociological themes such as attitudes, norms, social networks, groups, inequality, societal stratification and segmentation, social mobility, and resources. At the end the lectures focus on some aspects of societal change like modernization, migration and social cohesion. The concepts are discussed in relation to current research in economic sociology.

    Assessment and permitted materials

    A written exam takes place in the exam weeks.
    No material apart from a dictionary Mother tongue/German may be used.

    Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

    For a positive grade a minimum of 16 of the maximum number of points (30) must be obtained.
    Grading scale: 0-15 = 5, 16-19 = 4, 20-23 = 3, 24-27 = 2, 28-30 = 1

    Examination topics

    Contents of the lectures
    Texts mentioned in the section "Literature"

    Reading list

    van Tubergen, Frank (2020). Introduction to Sociology, Routledge.
    Kittel, Bernhard & Fabian Kalleitner (2020). Wirtschaft. In: Eva Flicker & Michael Parzer (Hg.), Forschungs- und Anwendungsfelder der Soziologie, 3. Auflage, Wien: Facultas.

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    Last modified: Fr 17.01.2025 13:25