Universität Wien

040641 VO Sociology for Students of Economics and Business Administration (2024W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
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Mo 25.11. 09:45-11:15 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

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Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 07.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 14.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 21.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 28.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 04.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 02.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 09.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 16.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 13.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 20.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

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Aims, contents and method of the course

The lecture series conveys fundamental elements of sociological thinking to students of business administration. It presents core theoretical perspectives, concepts, and analytical methods and introduces current debates about pivotal sociological themes such as attitudes, norms, social networks, groups, inequality, societal stratification and segmentation, social mobility, and resources. At the end the lectures focus on some aspects of societal change like modernization, migration and social cohesion. The concepts are discussed in relation to current research in economic sociology.

Assessment and permitted materials

A written exam takes place in the exam weeks.
No material apart from a dictionary Mother tongue/German may be used.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

For a positive grade a minimum of 50 percent of the maximum number of points (100) must be obtained.
Grading scale: < 50 = 5, 50–59=4, 60–69=3, 70–79=2, 80–100=1

Examination topics

Contents of the lectures
Texts mentioned in the section "Literature"

Reading list

van Tubergen, Frank (2020). Introduction to Sociology, Routledge.
Kittel, Bernhard & Fabian Kalleitner (2020). Wirtschaft. In: Eva Flicker & Michael Parzer (Hg.), Forschungs- und Anwendungsfelder der Soziologie, 3. Auflage, Wien: Facultas.

Association in the course directory

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