Swedish name: Sociologiska perspektiv på politiska attityder
This syllabus is valid: 2024-08-12 and until further notice
Course code: 2SO205
Credit points: 7.5
Education level: Second cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level:
Sociology: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Three-grade scale
Responsible department: Department of Sociology
Established by: Head of Department of Sociology, 2020-02-24
Revised by: Head of Department of Sociology, 2024-03-13
The course lies within the field of political sociology. More specifically, the course aims to improve students' knowledge about the socio-economic and socio-cultural cleavages that characterize the political climate in contemporary democraties. The goal is to promote understanding of why certain political issues and attitudes dominate at a particular historical moment and in a certain social context. The content of the course is both theoretical and empirical and focuses on explanations of and processes associated with dominant cleavages, including the role of identity and material conditions. The course also provides opportunities to discuss different methodological approaches to research questions, including the potential benefits of and problems associated with different approaches.
In regards to comprehension and knowledge, on successful completion of the course, the student will have:
In regards to ability and proficiency, on successful completion of the course, the student will have:
Concerning the logic of inquiry, on successful completion of the course, the student will have:
90 credits in a major subject within the field of social sciences, where in 15 credits must be at the bachelor level. Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English A/6.
Course meetings will take the form of workshops, which combine lecture and seminar as well as individual work. Some of the workshops are compulsory. Students are required to come to workshops having read the course materials and to participate actively in class discussion. All teaching will be in English.
Students will be assessed on their participation in compulsory workshops and through a final paper. If a student does not participate actively in any compulsory workshop, he/she will be required to complete a special assignment.
The Swedish grading system states that the following grades may be awarded: Pass with Distinction (väl godkänd), Pass (godkänd) or Fail (underkänd). For comparison of grades, Umeå University has decided that the ECTS Grading Table (EGT) shall be used. International students' home university is responsible for any translation into their local grading system.
For each examining part of the course, a regular examination is offered followed by a re-examination within two months after the regular examination. When an examination is offered in May and June, the first re-examination is offered within three months of the regular examination. In addition, a second re-examination given within a year after the end of the course. Re-examination based on the same course plan as the regular examination is guaranteed up to two years after the course plan has ceased to be valid or the course is no longer given. Students who failed twice an examination for a course or a part of a course is entitled to have another examiner appointed after a written request to the head of department.
Deviations from the form of examination in the course plan can be made for a student who has pedagogical support due to disabilities. Individual adjustment of the examination form is determined based on the student's needs. The examination form is adjusted within the framework of the expected learning outcomes of the course plan. After a request from the student, the course coordinator, in consultation with the examiner, promptly decides on the adjusted form of examination. The decision is then to be reported to the student.
Transfer of credits
In order to transfer credits to a corresponding course at Umeå University, students have the right to submit previous education or equivalent knowledge and skills acquired in the profession for evaluation. Application for transfer of credits is submitted to the Student Centre / Examinations. More information on transfer of credits is available on Umeå University's student website, www.student.umu.se, and the Higher Education Ordinance (Chapter 6). A refusal for transfer of credits may be appealed against (Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 12) to the University Appeals Board. This applies whether the entire application or part of the application for transfer of credits is refused.
The transformative power of globalization and the structure of political conflict in Western Europe.
Grande Edgar, Kreisi Hanspeter
Political conflict in Western Europe Cambridge : Cambridge University Press: xvii, 349 p.: ISBN: 9781107625945 : 2012 :
Mandatory
Hechter Michael
From Class to Culture
American Journal of Sociology 110(2): 400-445 : 2004 :
Mandatory
Inglehart Ronald. F
Changing values among western publics from 1970 to 2006
West European Politics 31(1-2): 130-146 : 2008 :
Mandatory
Political Ideology: Its Structure, Functions, and Elective Affinities
Jost John T, Federico Christopher, Napier Jaime L
Annual Review of Psychology 60:307-37 : 2009 :
Mandatory
Cultural backlash : Trump, Brexit, and authoritarian populism
Norris Pippa, Inglehart Ronald
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press : [2019] : xiv, 540 pages :
ISBN: 9781108444422
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue
Weakliem David L.
Public opinion, political attitudes, and ideology
Included in:
The handbook of political sociology
Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press : 2005 : xxi, 815 s. :
Mandatory
Other texts will be included in the obligatory reading list for the course.