Sociology

Sociology – Doctoral Degree 2009
General Sociology
Status: compulsory
Recommended Year of Study: 1
Recommended Semester: 2
ECTS Credits Allocated: 10.00
Pre-requisites: Graduate degree completed in a social studies discipline.

Course objectives: The goal of this course is for students to master their ability to independently use their theoretical-analytical apparatus in analyzing contemporary society and social change, especially related to Serbia and its immediate surroundings, as well as the process of incorporating Serbia in current world-historic societies.

Course description: This course will develop a critical analysis of foundational sociological ideas and their uses in social research. More attention will be given to ideas that are related to studying social systems and social change. This course focuses on studying contemporary, modern societies, especially social groups in Serbia and nurtures an interdisciplinary (sociological, historical, economic, social-psychological etc) and comparative approach.

Learning Outcomes: Candidates will be capable of independent scientific work in this field, by analyzing social processes and social change, especially on the subject of social stratification in modern societies.

Literature/Reading:
  • Berend. I. 2001. Centralna i Istočna Evropa, 1944-1993. Podgorica: CID
  • Vudvord, S. 1997. Balkanska tragedija. Beograd: Filip Višnjić
  • Dragović-Soso, J. 2004. „Spasioci nacije“. Intelektualna opozicija Srbije i oživljavanje nacionalizma. Beograd: Fabrika knjiga
  • Lazić, M. 2005. Promene i otpori. Beograd: Filip Višnjić
  • Lazic, M. and S. Cvejic. 2007. Class and values in post-socialist transformation in Serbia. International Journal of Sociology. Vol. 37, No.3.
  • Perović, L. ur. Srbija u modernizacijskim procesima XX veka, Beograd: Institut za noviju istoriju Srbije
  • Sekulić, D. 2004. Sukobi i tolerancija: o društvenoj uvjetovanosti nacionalizma i demokracije. Zagreb: Naklada Jesenski i Turk
  • Ćirković, S. 2004. Srbi među evropskim narodima. Beograd: Ekvilibrijum
  • Chirot, D. ed. 1991. The Origins of Backwardness in Eastern Europe. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press
  • Čalić, M. Ž. 2004. Socijalna istorija Srbije 1815-1941. Beograd: Klio
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