Culture, Interaction and the Individual

Code:

SOCI007

Acronym:

CIIND

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Sociology

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://sigarra.up.pt/flup/pt/ucurr_geral.ficha_uc_view?pv_ocorrencia_id=347161
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	73	SOCI - Study Plan	1	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

• Promote an approach to the main conceptualizations within the theoretical and epistemological problems of microsociology in dialogue with other disciplines of the social and human sciences field (especially with anthropology and psychology). 


• Reinforce critical and reflexive intelligibility on the key challenges faced by the sociological analysis of contemporary culture.


• Allow familiarity with the challenges of the knowledge of the field of cultural studies, emphasizing the Portuguese reality.

Learning outcomes and competences

• Knowledge of the emerging theories and problematizations in microssociology in dialogue with other social and human sciences.


• Development of the thinking and critical analysis capacity about the contemporary cultures triggering the conceptual frameworks of microsociology and sociology of everyday life


• Promoting critical and reflective citizenship culture and professional attitudes based on ethical principles, on knowledge and implications of contemporary cultural diversity.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Introduction
1.1. The problem of culture
1.2. The classical debates about culture in Sociology and Anthropology
1.3. Interdisciplinarity within the field of social sciences

2. Social dynamics of identity
2.1. Socialization
2.2. The nature and the construction of the self
2.3. Nonverbal communication: body postures, expressions and personal space
2.4. Verbal communication: the language and the self-definition

3. Social interaction at the micro level
3.1. The symbolic interaction and the social construction of reality
3.1.1. The meaning and the importance of symbol
3.1.2. The game of language

4. Brief introduction to methods of interaction analysis
4.1. Etnhographic methodology and its main methods: introduction to observation and field diary.

Mandatory literature

Abrantes, Pedro; Para uma teoria da socialização, Revista de Sociologia da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, vol. XXI, pp. 121-139., 2011
Berger, Peter L.; A^construção social da realidade. ISBN: 972-576-354-8
Caria Telmo H. 340; Experiência etnográfica em ciências sociais. ISBN: 978-972-36-0648-5
Certeau Michel de 1925-1986; A^invenção do cotidiano. ISBN: 978-85-326-1148-2
Henslin, James M.; Essentials of Sociology: a down-to-Earth approach, 9.th ed., Allyn and Bacon, 2010. ISBN: 020576312
Ritzer, George; Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2008
Velho Gilberto 1945-2012; Individualismo e cultura. ISBN: 978-85-7110 010 7

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Theoretical-practical lessons (TP): include analysis, by the teacher, of the program contents, articulating theoretical presentation with empirical examples and student participation in discussion.

- Tutorial classes (OT): include a set of scientific and educational activities aiming the consolidation of the students skills and supervision of the preparation of the final report.

Planned scientific-pedagogical activities:
1. presentation of texts and other documents by students (individually and in small groups);
2. presentation of the practical work to be done in the course;
3. resolution of exercises proposed by the teacher in the context of the preparation of the written work;
4. development of theoretical contents from the experience of written work;
5. tutorial guidance sessions.

keywords

Social sciences > Sociology > Societal behaviour

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	78,00
Frequência das aulas	39,00
Trabalho de investigação	45,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

According to Article 9 of the FLUP's Assessment Norms, a student meets the attendance if it does not exceed the maximum number of class missings equal to 25% of the total of provided classes.

The planned assessment evaluation components are:

• Essays (written and oral component)
• Research report
• Final exam

It is mandatory to carry out all elements of evaluation, regardless of student status. The students have also to conclude all the components of assessment with a minimum score of 8 out of 20.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade is calculated from the weighted average of the marks obtained in each of the evaluation components:

• Final exam: 50%


• Rsearch report: 40%


• Participation in class: 10%

For the evaluation during the special period of evaluations, all the components of evaluation will be considered: final exam and research report. There is no possibility of being evaluated again for participation in class (class attendance and work developed at the tutorial sessions) as only the grades obtained during the semestre will be considered.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students with special status, namely those covered by the status of Association Manager, Student Athlete, Student Firefighter, Military Student, National Team Athlete, High-Performance Sports Practitioner or Student Worker" (Art. 14, point 1) are obliged to complete all the assessment components under the terms defined for students in general. They must contact the teacher of the course unit to set special deadlines for the assessment component distributed.
In the special evaluation period, the assessment will consist of a written exam.

Classification improvement

The improvement of final grade will be obtained by exam on the regulatory periods. Improving classification focuses on the final exam and final report and does not apply to participation in class.

Observations

Contact hours 

Contact hours (day and hour) to be defined by the lecturer according to the timetables for the academic year. The meeting must be planned by e-mail or in class.

Study materials used in the course