What is society? How can we understand it? What is the role of the individual in society, and how does society affect individual lives? The course offers students with the tools and concepts needed for a meaningful exploration into the various systems of our social world. This course an introduction to a sociological way of thinking to help us better understand the world we live in. The course examines patterns of social relations and interactions, how societies are organized, how cultures develop and change, why inequality exists and how societies reproduce it. The content of the course reflects both traditional themes like social class and power as well emerging themes such as social
movements and sexuality.- Docente titolare: Anne Marie Therese Jeannet