Intendierte Lernergebnisse
Upon completion of the course, students are able to:paraphrase and appraise core ideas and theories of sociology and showcase them in relation to economic life;summarize current important social, cultural, and environmental transformations and how they impact global wellbeing;evaluate the impact of the social institutions on business operations and human behavior: religion, education, politics, family, social security, health care;extend multi-disciplinary knowledge to business operations in local and global environments;identify and assess demographic trends, technological developments, and considerations of social stratification in business operationsapply the knowledge necessary for further advanced study on marketing, consumer behaviour, international management, and economics in general
Lehrmethodik
Lecture, discussion, and textbook literature
Inhalt/e
What is society? How can we understand it? What is the role of business in society, and how does society affect business operations? This course introduces students to the field of sociology. To get through the course it is crucial to understand what C. Wright Mills calls the "sociological imagination": the ability to think beyond our personal lives and to connect the experiences of individuals with large social structures. The lecture takes the students on a journey of applying the sociological imagination to substantive areas of culture, economics, politics, and history. Students learn to approach the unquestioned or taken-for-granted world we live in from a more inquisitive, humanistic, yet critical vantage point. Through frequent international comparisons, we will see how markets and consumer cultures are structured and function differently in different societies. A specific purpose of the course is for students to acquire an understanding of major sociological concepts, theories, and approaches in order to develop a sociological stock of knowledge that is useful in both studying business management and international economics.
Erwartete Vorkenntnisse
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Curriculare Anmeldevoraussetzungen
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Literatur
Giddens, Anthony, and Philipp W. Sutton. 2021. Sociology. 9th edition. Polity.