Introduction to Social Sciences

Code:

P100

Acronym:

ICS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social and Human Sciences

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	160	Official Curricular Structure 2007/2008	1	-	3	33	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1. Acquaintance with the biological aspects of human social behavior. Acquisition of skills to analyze human cultures when compared with other non-human primate cultures.
2. Acquaintance with the evolution of the thought on society and social relations accounting for social, economic, political and religious conditions.
3. Acquaintance with some of the most prominent theoretical and methodological approaches in Social Sciences.
4. Acquaintance with the problems arising in research and production of knowledge in Social Sciences.

Program

1. Biology and Society: the ethological bases of human beings as social beings.
- Evolutionary perspectives on social behavior
- Social cohesion and language
- Altruism and cooperation
2. The emergence of thought on society
- Philosophical, socio-political and ideological bases
- Illuminism and the idea of Social Contract
- Forerunners of social sciences - Montesquieu, Tocqueville e Comte.
3. Introduction to classical authors of Social Sciences: K. Marx; E. Durkheim;M. Weber.
- Philosophical influences, key concepts, research methods, vision on Society and the Individual.

Mandatory literature

Robin Dunbar; A história do Homem: Uma nova história da evolução da humanidade, Lisboa: Quetzal Editores , 2006
Bottomore Tom; História da análise sociológica
Barrett Louise; Human evolutionary psychology. ISBN: 0-333-72558-1
Morin Edgar; O^paradigma perdido. ISBN: 972-1-01721-3
Kuper Adam 340; The^social science encyclopedia. ISBN: 0-415-20794-0

Complementary Bibliography

Durkheim Émile; A^divisão do trabalho social
Durkheim Emile; O^suicídio
Aron Raymond; As^etapas do pensamento sociológico. ISBN: 972-20-0922-2

Teaching methods and learning activities

Expositive, using audio and video media.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences
Social sciences

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	28,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Study	Estudo autónomo	53	2012-01-06
	Total:	53,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance to classes not required (only to present the field work).

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam grade (100%)

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

As previewed in the evaluation regulations of the faculty

Classification improvement

The student may repeat the final exam to improve the final grade.