Courses

The field and definitional issues; Strategies of enquiry: problems with social psychological research; Social learning: the humanizing process; Social perception: impression formation, social attribution; Social motivation: the achievement motive and its...

Meaning of perspectives in social theory; Structuralism versus agency/action debate in Sociology; Philosophies of positivism and phenomenology and their influence on sociological theories and research methods; Structural functionalism: from Durkheim, Parsons...

Nature of social thought and social theory; Context and development of Sociology; Founders of Sociology: Comte, social context, major ideas and evaluation of Comte’s contribution to social theory; Herbert Spencer, social context, major ideas and...

Concept of social structure; Social change: transition from tradition to modernity: impact of colonialism; Demographic changes: rural-urban migration; Political institution in transition: democratic governance, local government structure (District Assemblies...

The Social Structure of Ghana; The land, people and their spatial distribution; Traditional world view; Family, kinship and lineage system; Population trends in traditional societies; Traditional religious beliefs and their social functions; Witchcraft, magic...

Nature and functions of social institutions; Social institutions in comparative perspective; Marriage, family and kinship systems; Religion and modes of religious expression; Political Organizations: the maintenance of law and order in contrasting political...

Context and origin of sociology; Major founders of Sociology; Sociology and other social sciences; Sociological imagination/mindfulness; Importance of social research and sociological methods for investigating the social world: social surveys and field...

Evolution and diversity of humanity; Unities and diversities in social organizations; Ecology, economy and society; Modes of subsistence and adaptation: hunters and gatherers/foraging, horticulture, agriculture, pastoralism, modern industrialized economies...

Man as social animal and the basis social life; Social interaction and the constitution of society; The sociological perspective on society; Building blocks of social organization; Concepts for analyzing social structure and culture: norms, folkways, mores,...

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