SOCI231 | CRITICAL READINGS IN SOCIOLOGICAL TEXTS

Necessary skills to read and comprehend scientific articles and essays with theoretical and empirical content.  The relation between theory and empirical research. Selected sociological and anthropological texts where students are trained in the basics of theorizing, and the role of evidencein description, explanation and prediction.  Basic skills in searching for sociological literature in electronic databases and indexes. Practical training in proper citation methods. Critical and analytic reading of empirical research in non-specialized media.
 

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SOCI131 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY