Social Change and Continuity (Online)
Sozialer Wandel und Kontinuität (Online)
6 CPSummerEN
Prerequisites
Recommended, as written
Knowledge about fundamentals of sociology
Contents
This seminar provides an introduction into main topics of the sociological debate on social change and economic phenomena and gives an overview of core theories in this field. • Introduction into main topics of the sociological debate on social change • Overview of core theories on social change and continuity Topics: The (changed) economic and social role of flexible labour markets, processes of rationalization, production regimes and management concepts, finance markets and (informal) networks; comparative analysis of industrial organisations in different countries; capitalism in (non)-western societies; transformation in Eastern Germany and Europe; migration flows and social cohesion.
Learning outcomes
• Knoledge of main topics of the sociological debate on social change • Overview of core theories on social change and continuity • Competence to apply key-concepts for the analysis on social change to specific dimensions, theoretical and empirical problems or ongoing economic and social challenges
Assessment
• Oral presentation, 10 minutes (worth 30 %) • Essay, 4 pages (worth 30 %) • Written examination, 60 minutes (worth 40 %)
Literature (5)
- Boltanski, Luc/Chiapello, Eve, 2005: "The New Spirit of Capitalism", International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society, vol. 18, n° 3-4, pp. 161-188.
- Granovetter, Mark: Economic Institutions as Social Constructions: A Framework for Analysis. In: Acta Sociologica, 1992, Vol. 35, p. 3-11
- Polanyi, Karl, The great Transformation. Dt. 1978 (1944)
- Giddens, Anthony, 1990: The consequences of modernity. Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Press.
- Jackson, Stevi/Scott, Sue, 2001: Gender. A sociological reader. New York: Routledge
Source: BTU's module description · retrieved 29 Sep 2026Original