Culture, Interaction and the Individual

Code:

SOCI007

Acronym:

CIIND

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Sociology
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Sociology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
SOCI	72	SOCI - Study Plan	1	-	5	4	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- Introduction to the main conceptualisations of theoretical and epistemological issues of psycho-sociology and micro-sociology
- Reinforcement of critical and reflexive intelligibility about the main challengessociological analysis.

2) Competencies to acquire

Competencies of the subject
- A sound knowledge of the constituent issues of the disciplinary field of sociology.
- Development of the ability reflection and well-founded critical analysiscontemporary societies using conceptual frameworks of sociology.
- Capacity for research, selection and analysis of information.
- Capacity for oral and written communication of knowledge.
- Capacity for working individually and in group.
- Development of a culture of critical and reflexive citizenship and of professional attitudes based on ethical principles.

Other transversal competencies
- Capacity for analysis and criticism
- Capacity for synthesis
- Capacity for oral and written expression.
- Knowledge and application of at least one foreign language.
- Capacity for management of information (research, selection and analysis).
- Capacity for working individually and in a group.
- Capacity for learning, innovation and creativity.

Program

1. Introduction. The problem of culture.
1.1. The classical discussions of culture in Anthropology and Sociology.
2. Social interaction at a micro level.
2.1 Symbolic interaction and the construction of reality.
2.1.1 Definition of reality.
2.1.2 The meaning and the importance of the symbol.
2.1.3 The language game.
3. Social interaction at the micro level.
3.1 Symbolic interaction and the construction of reality.
3.1.1 Definition of reality.
3.1.2 The meaning and importance of the symbol.
3.1.3 The language game.
4. Social interaction at the macro level.
4.1 Technology and the self.
4.2 The self, microcultures and institutions.
5. Social interaction at a macro level.
5.1 Technology and the self.
5.2 Self, micro-cultures and institutions.

Mandatory literature

ALASUUTARI, Pertti; A globalização da pesquisa qualitativa, Minerva, 2005
BAPTISTA, Luís V., VAZ, Maria João (orgs.); Cidade e Metrópole. Centralidade e Marginalidades, Celta Editora, 2001. ISBN: 9789727741298
Becker, Harold S.; Art Worlds, University of California Press, 1982. ISBN: s/referência
BERGER, Peter L., LUCKMANN, Thomas; A construção social da realidade, Dinalivro, 1999. ISBN: 9789725763544
BERKOWITZ, Michael; UNGAR, Ruti (eds.); Fighting Back? Jewish and Black Boxers in Britain, University College of London Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-0955554704
BRUZZI, Stella; GIBSON, Pamela Church, ed. (2000); Fashion cultures: theories, explorations and analysis, Routledge, 2000. ISBN: 0-415-20686-3
CANCLINI, Néstor García; Culturas hibridas: estrategias para entrar y salir de la modernidad, Paidós Argentina, 2001. ISBN: 950-12-5487-9
COSTA, António Firmino, BAPTISTA, Luís e CORDEIRO, Graça I. (orgs); Etnografias urbanas, Celta Editora, 2003. ISBN: 972-774-165-7
DENSCOMBE, Martyn; Ground Rules of Good Research: a 10 point guide for social research, Open University Press, 2002. ISBN: 0-335-20651-4
GIDDENS, Anthony; Sociologia, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2000. ISBN: 972-31-0758-9
GOFFMAN, Erving; Os momentos e os seus homens, Relógio d’Água, 1999. ISBN: 972-708-532-6
GOFFMAN, Erving; A apresentação do eu na vida de todos os dias, Relógio d’Água, 1993. ISBN: s/referência
HALL, Eduard.; A linguagem silenciosa, Antropos, 1994. ISBN: 972-708-221-1
HENSLIN, James M.; Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, Allyn and Bacon, 1998. ISBN: 0205316905
PAIS, José Machado; O Visual e o Quotidiano, ICS, 2008. ISBN: 9789726712138
PAIS, José Machado; Sociologia da Vida Quotidiana. Teorias, métodos e estudos de caso, ICS-UL, 2002. ISBN: 972671-092-8
PAIS, José Machado; Traços e Riscos de Vida, Âmbar, 1999. ISBN: 972-43-0331-4
PAIS, José Machado; Culturas Juvenis, Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda, 1996. ISBN: 972-27-0548-2
SIMMEL, Georg ; El individuo y la libertad – Ensayos de critica de la cultura, Editorial Peninsula, 2001. ISBN: 84-8307-414-1
TITLEY, Gavan (ed.) ; Resituating culture, Council of Europe, 2004. ISBN: 92-871-5396-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Theory-practical classes (TP) – in which lecturers analyse the programme contents of the course unit, combining expository classes on the themes with empirical explanation and discussions with students.
- Tutorials (OT) - These include a number of scientific-pedagogical activities designed to develop and strengthen students’ skills. The following activities are planned:
- - oral/written presentation of texts/other documents by students, on their own or in small groups, with broad discussions;
- individual or group presentation of practical assignments done in the course unit;
- solving exercises proposed by the lecturers on the tasks related to the practical assignment;
- strengthening the theoretical contents through experience gained in the practical assignment;
- tutorials, in individual or in small groups, on both the general contents of the course unit and practical assignment issues.

Software

Não se aplica

keywords

Social sciences > Sociology > Societal behaviour
Social sciences > Sociology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	0,00
	Trabalho escrito	23,00		2012-07-16
	Exame	3,00		2012-07-16
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Frequência das aulas	56
	Estudo autónomo	53	2012-07-16
	Total:	109,00

Eligibility for exams

To be eligible for exams, students must attend at least 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law, in accordance with article 9 of the Assessment regulations applicable to 1st cycle courses - FLUP bachelor degree.

To be eligible for exams, students must complete the following assessment components:
- Work sheets (oral and written component)
- Theoretical-empirical work
- Exam

All exams are compulsory, regardless of the student’s status.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade is calculated after checking that students have attended 75% of classes (except for the cases established in the law), according to the following weighting factors:
- final exam: 50%;
- theoretical-empirical work: 40%;
- and the work developed in tutorials: 10%.

To pass the subject, students must obtain a score of 10 or more in the final grade, bearing in mind that:
- the grade obtained in any component assessment must be equal to more than 8 marks;
- in the case of negative marks in all assessment components, between 8 and 9 marks, students must repeat the final exam in the Resit period, since this has a stronger weight on the final weighted average;
- if scores fall below 8 marks in the final exam, and provided that students have between 8 and 9 marks in the remaining components, they must also repeat the final exam in the Resit period;
- if students fail the tutorial activities (less than 8 marks), they will do a new activity, to be submitted on the day of the final exam, in the normal exam period; if they achieve a score of 8 or more, they will sit the final exam and present the practical assignment in the Resit period; otherwise they will fail the subject.

b) With regard to the above students, and those exempt from attending 75% of tutorials, the calculation of the grade will follow the parameters mentioned in a), bearing in mind that:
- the final exam counts for 60%;
- the practical assignment counts for 40%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

In the Special exam period, assessment will consist of a written exam and a critical review to be submitted after the date on which the final written exam of the Special exam period is sat.
Weighting criteria for each assessment component:
- written exam: 60%;
- theoretical-empirical assignment: 40%.

The theoretical-empirical assignment involves the analysis of a social dynamics through direct observation and based on a theoretical context presented beforehand by the lecturer. Based on the reading list recommended for this subject, and according to the theoretical and formal comments made by the lecturer, the students will analyse a cultural dynamics in an urban, peri-urban or even rural scenario.
This assignment will be done individually or in groups. The groups will be formed by no more than three members.
Deadline for submission:
a) on the day of the final exam, in the normal exam period, for the students who have prepared it over the 2nd semester;
b) on the day of the final exam, in the Resit period or Special exam period, for the students enrolled in these assessment periods.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students who are exempt, by law, from attending classes, and who wish to take the distributed assessment without a final exam have to hand in the same work sheets and review as the other students, but will be given a longer deadline, to be agreed by the lecturer.
This does not apply, unless established otherwise, to students under a special status.
Improvement of final/distributed grade

Classification improvement

The improvement of final grade will cover all the assessment components and will be specified by the lecturer. This will take place in the periods defined and according to the FLUP Assessment Regulation.

Observations

Contact hours
Contact hours (day and hour) to be defined by the lecturer according to the timetables for the academic year 2010-2011, booked in advance via e-mail or personally by the student.

Educational materials used in the subject
Help text 1 is available in the subject webpage (Sigarra), providing a series of detailed information on the assessment components and how the course unit works. It is essential that students read it carefully.
Other supporting materials for classes and work sheets will be made available in the subject webpage (Sigarra).

Lecturer’s contacts
Paula Guerra
Departamento de Sociologia da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto
Via Panorâmica, s/n
4150-564 Porto
Gabinete 250, Torre B
Cacifo 187, Torre B
Telefone: 351226077100, extensão 3250 ou 351226077190
Fax: 351226077190
E-mail: pguerra@letras.up.pt
URL: www.letras.up.pt\ds; www.letras.up.pt\isociologia