Universität Wien

230043 SE SE Qualitative Methods: Ideal Types - Theory and Method (2012S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie
Continuous assessment of course work

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max. 28 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 05.03. 16:30 - 18:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Monday 19.03. 16:30 - 18:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Monday 26.03. 16:30 - 18:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Monday 16.04. 16:30 - 18:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Monday 23.04. 16:30 - 18:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Monday 30.04. 16:30 - 18:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Monday 07.05. 16:30 - 18:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Monday 14.05. 16:30 - 18:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Monday 21.05. 16:30 - 18:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Monday 04.06. 16:30 - 18:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Monday 11.06. 16:30 - 18:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Monday 18.06. 16:30 - 18:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Monday 25.06. 16:30 - 18:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock

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Aims, contents and method of the course

Idealtypes are a central component of the social sciences' methodological foundation. Developed in the work of Simmel, Weber and Schütz, idealtypes became a tool for the constitutional analysis of social action. It gives a foundation to social action (first order observation) as well as methodical principles of qualitative research (second order observation). In the seminar we want to reflect on this theoretical context and exercise its use in empirical research. Ideal types have been developed to a significant degree in the work of Uta Gerhardt (medical sociology) and of Hans Göppinger (criminal sociology). These research programmes are paradigmatically for methods that reconstruct social types in a framework that is aware of the difference between the life world and the scientific meaning of ideal types. Students shall understant the conditions, principles and methodical procedures of qualitative research techniques in an idealtype frame of reference. The single case study approach and comparative analysis shall be trained.

Assessment and permitted materials

Developing an ideal type scheme and presenting it an a seminar paper

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Understanding of the meaning of methodologically grounded social sciences (unity of theory and method), to be able to construct ideal types.

Examination topics

Reading key texts, practical work of generating and analysing empirical material, discussion, work in groups

Reading list

Wird am beginn der LV bekannt gegeben

Association in the course directory

in 505: BA M3 SE Qualitative Methoden

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