Course Descriptions
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
GT10A – INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ANALYSIS
In this course the student will receive an introduction to
classical political philosophy. Theories of the state, modern political science
methodologies, comparative government, Caribbean political thought, international politics
and colonialism and some basic tools in helping you to clarify your political beliefs, in
understanding our political environment and in enabling you to analyse events with a
greater degree of sophistication, consistency and clarity.
GT10B – INTRODUCTION TO CARIBBEAN POLITICS
1. Colonialism and Imperialism
2. The 1930's Labour Revolts and the Moyne Commission
3. Constitutional Decolonisation and the Westminster model
4. British Liberal Democracy and the Westminster system
5. West Indian political parties: Electoral politics
6. The trade union movement in the West Indies and Pressure groups
7. The politics of Alternative Development.The 1970's and 1980's
8. Regional Integration: Economic and Political aspects
9. Public Administration – The West Indian Civil Service
GT 23A – POLITICS OF
DEVELOPING NATIONS
This course will seek to examine Third World Politics from
the perspective of theories of political development, noting patterns of rule and
political economies of chosen state systems. It will seek to capture this perspective as
well, by means of case studies shown from Latin America, Africa and South Asia.
1. Theories of Political Development
2. Patterns of Political Rule
3. Political Economy
4. Case Studies
(a) Theories of Political Development
(b) Patterns of Political Rule
(c) Political Economy
(d) Country Case Studies
(i) India
(ii) Nigeria
GT 26A – WESTERN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY TO
THE 19TH CENTURY
This course will follow the development of European political
thought from the Ancient Greek philosophical schools to the origins of modern political
thought in the 19th century. Issues concerning the origins of political thought per se
will however be investigated as well, taking note e.g. of the contribution of Ancient
Egypt to Greek philosophy. The pre-cursors to modern political thought and evolution of
political values and ideologies will be identified. Theories of the state and their
social- historical milieu will be investigated and the contribution of political
philosophy to the development of political institutions addressed. The philosophy and
historical sources of contemporary civil and political rights and their philosophical
assumptions will be reviewed and assessed.
This course is designed to provide tools of philosophical
analysis for the political scientist.
GT 26B – MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT 20TH CENTURY
This course will investigate dominant schools of political
thought in the 20th century and political theory relevant to assisting interpretation of
the politics of development. Modern liberal democratic thought and 20th century Marxist
thought; Nazism and Neo-conservatism; Anti-colonial thought and nationalism; and West
Indian political thought will be reviewed and assessed.
This course will also provide exposure to critical
methodologies used in contemporary political sciences.
GT 28C – THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SOCIALIST
STATES
This course will address the politics of socialist states,
and non-capitalist anti-systemic development strategies as alternatives to capitalist
political development options. The course will therefore speak to the relationship between
efforts at socio-economic transformation and the politics of state origin, consolidation
and development in non-capitalist politics. The role and character of state institutions
in these processes will be state institutions in these processes will be addressed and
special attention will be paid to the function of ideology in non-capitalist,
anti-systemic politics. The inter-relationship and interaction of anti-systemic politics
with international development in global politico-economic systems will be examined and
consequential efforts at reform and response to crisis within anti-systemic state
structures will be explored.
Special attention will be paid to the experiences of the
U.S.S.R., China and Cuba as examples of socialist states experiments. The course is
designed to develop skills in comparative political analysis of state systems.
GT 29B – CONTEMPORARY WESTERN
POLITICAL DEMOCRACIES
This course will address comparatively the dominant models of
Liberal democratic state systems. Issues of the origin, consolidation and development of
the state will be a major focus. Explicit attention will be paid to the models of
government in the U.S.A. and Great Britain and the practice of politics in their systems.
The function of liberal democratic philosophy is shaping the institutional development and
political culture of these states will be assessed and the impact of these state systems
on global political culture will be noted. The persistence and sustainability of these
systems in the context of global political developments will be examined. The course is
designed to enhance skills in comparative analysis.
GT 35A – CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1. International theories and weak states
2. Caribbean foreign policy relations
3. The administration of Caribbean foreign policy
4. Caribbean crisis and disputes
5. The Caribbean in international organisations
6. The Caribbean in the Global Political Economy
GT 35C – THEORIES AND CONCEPTS OF INTERNATIONAL
POLITICS
1. Theories of International Politics
2. Concepts of International Politics (power, sovereignty, intervention and non-
intervention, collective security, national interest, decision-making, geo-politics,
personality/leadership, human rights, international terrorism, leverage, functionalism and
integration, etc.).
GT 35D – INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND POLITICAL
ECONOMY
1. International Political Economy (The World Bank, the
International Monetary Fund, the New International Economic Order, Dependency,
Imperialism, Interdependence, debt crisis, the NIC's etc.)
2. Global Organisations and Institutions
3. The Cold War, East-West and North-South Dimensions
4. Comtemporary events and issues in International Politics.
GT 36A – CARIBBEAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS I
THEORETICAL APPROACHES AND CONCEPTS: colonialism and
neo-colonialism, imperialism, peripherality, pluralism, development trap, alienation,
statism monopolism, non-capitalist political economy, alternate development, etc.
These theories and concepts will be liberally illustrated with reference to the Caribbean
experience.
GT 36B – CARIBBEAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS II
1. Caribbean Politics – Anglophone, Dutch, French and
Spanish (movements, pressure groups, political parties, elections, struggles of the
working class, bureaucracy and public policy, elites and leadership in the Caribbean).
2. Regional Integration and the future.
3. Foreign Policy and the Anglophone Caribbean.
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PSYCHOLOGY
ED 30P RESEARCH PROJECT IN PSYCHOLOGY
(Restricted to students registered for the Minor in
Psychology)
Prerequisites: SY22A Qualitative Research Methods
SY22B Quantitative Research Methods
Students will be required to investigate a current issue in
Psychology and present same as a Research report. The Report
should not exceed 5,000 words.
Assessment Procedure
The project will count for 100% of final examination marks.
PS12A – INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
Prerequisites: None
OBJECTIVES: To enable students to
(i) understand some of the major conceptual and
theoretical bases underlying psychology as a discipline.
(ii) understand, use and evaluate techniques for the scientific study of human behaviour.
(iii) develop skills of self-awareness and self-analysis and
for the psychological analysis of the society in which they live.
CONTENTS:
1. Nature of Psychology
2. Psychological Development
3. Perception
4. Learning
5. Memory
6. Basic Drives and Motives
7. Mental Abilities and their measurement
8. Personality and Individuality
9. Conflict and Stress
10. Social Behaviour
ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
One coursework assignment (40%) and one two-hour written examination (60%).
PS20A - PHYSIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGY
PS22B - THEORY AND
PRACTICE OF COUNSELLING I
Prerequisites: SY11B
Caribbean Society and Social Institutions, and
PS12A Introduction to Psychology or
SY40B Introduction to Social Psychology
This course provides a broad introductory
overview of the counseling process with emphasis on both the theoretical
foundation and the demonstration and practice of basis communication,
counseling and problem-solving skills in the counseling relationship. This
course is recommended for those students planning on entering the social
science fields where interpersonal contact with people necessitates
dealing with personal, social, vocational, empowerment, and educational
concerns. Through the use of lecture, discussion, experiential exercises,
group work, practice experiences and course work, students will
participate in their own development in the counseling process.
PS 25 A -
THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COUNSELLING II
Prerequisite:
PS22B- Theory and Practice of Counselling I
This course
provides a broad introductory overview of the counselling process in
specialty areas that include testing, assessment, diagnosis, evaluation,
research, consultation and group counseling. Mental health,
rehabilitation, and substance abuse counseling with people from diverse
populations will be addressed. Field practicum experiences in key community
institutions are an integral component of this course. This course is
recommended for those students planning on entering social science fields,
such as psychology and social work, that deal with people with a variety of
challenges. Through the use of lecture, discussion, videotapes,
experiential exercises, group work, practice and field practicum
experiences, and course work, students will participate in their own
development in the counselling process. Successful completion of the
course will be determined by a final examination, clinical reports, and a
student self-assessment.
PS31A Personality Theory
and Assessment I
PS31B Personality Theory and
Assessment II
PS32A Clinical and
Counselling Psychology
PS33A Industrial and
Organistional Psychology
PS34A Experimental Psychology
PS37A Contemporary Issues in
Social Psychology
PS38A Philosophy of
Psychology
PS39A Behavioural Ecology
SY 24A – DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Course Rationale and Objective
The student should have already had a basic understanding of
the general principles of psychology and an appreciation of the variations of the
different schools of psychology.
At the end of this course the student should understand the
physical, social and psychological development of an individual from birth to the factors
that shape behaviour from birth to old age. Throughout the course one should continue to
relate to our cultural factors, e.g. religious teachings, superstition, local remedies
etc.
SY 24B – ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Prerequisites:
SY24A Developmental Psychology
Course Rationale and Objective:
The Student should have gained a basic understanding of the
general principles of psychology and an appreciation of the variations of the different
schools of psychology in SY41A and SY24A. In addition the student should understand the
physical, social and psychological development of an individual from birth to death. With
an appreciation of the limits of normal behavioural, the student is now ready to tackle
abnormal psychology in this part of the course.
Course Format
The course will be conducted in lecture/discussion style. At
the end of the course the student should:–
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Have an appreciation of the fact that different people react
differently to the same stressors depending on their personality type.
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Be able to understand the differences between personality
trait, personality disorder and an active mental illness.
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Be aware that psychological symptoms may or may not be
associated with a physical illness.
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Be aware that in addition to the bio-psycho-social model, that
there is a Spiritual component vix religion/superstition, which might be relevant in the
planning of therapy.
SY 40B – INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
This course is designed to combine sociological and
psychological perspectives. It will study the determinants of human behaviour and survey
past and current theoretical interaction perspectives in such major content areas as
primary and secondary socialisation and its consequences in relationships; self and
personality development attitudes; prejudice, racism and sexism; conformity; deviance;
leadership; small group processes; interpersonal attraction, altruism; aggression and
violence.
Theories of George Herbert Mead; W.I. Thomas; Erving Goffman;
Peter Berger; Thomas Luckmann and Charles Cooley will be considered. Student will
also be expected to participate as members of individual groups for the primary purpose of
applying theoretical constructs and previous studies to the social international realties
of their groups.
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SOCIAL WORK
SW10A - HUMAN BEHAVIOUR IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
This course seeks to build a knowledge base about human
behaviour and growth which is necessary for Social Work practice . An ecological and
systems framework, together with a developmental approach to the major social science
theories, are used to provide an understanding of the interaction between a person and the
social systems in which individuals live (families, groups, organizations, institutions
and communities). The course addresses the interrelatedness of biological, social
cultural, environmental, and psychological factors in human behaviour. Inequality,
discrimination, and differential access to opportunities are also examined. The content on
race, gender, age, class, and sexual orientation addresses the impact which these
conditions have on individual functioning at each developmental stage of the lifespan.
Issues will be discussed within the Caribbean context.
SW11A - SOCIAL WORK THEORY AND PRACTICE WITH
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
The course introduces social work students to direct practice
with individuals and families as client systems. It is particularly concerned with
extending the student's ability to make a complete psycho-social assessment upon which a
feasible plan of intervention can be based, and by which the outcome of case intervention
can be evaluated. A pluralistic approach will be taken to the understanding of the
individual within the context of the family, societal alliances, and the broader societal
setting. The course will also examine the West Indian family as a societal system.
This course will be conducted in seminar style and will
provide students with various modalities for learning: lectures, group work, guest
lectures, role-play and student presentations. Students will participate in experiential
learning exercises during tutorial sessions.
SW20A - SOCIAL WORK THEORY AND PRACTICE WITH GROUPS
Prerequisites: SW10B Introduction to
Social Work
SW11A Social Work Theory and Practice with Individuals and Families
The purpose of this course is to provide Social Work students
with the theory and practice of social group work. The course will address the initiation,
facilitation and leadership of both task groups (social, recreation, education, skill,
problem-solving and decision-making, self-help, socialization) and treatment groups from
an ecosystems perspective. The focus of the course is to develop group leaders who
understand group dynamics and effective leadership skills. The historical and theoretical
foundations and the development of skills in group social work will be discussed and
practiced. The course will emphasize issues that have application to a wide range of
social work clients and situations in the Caribbean region.
SW20B - SOCIAL WORK THEORY AND PRACTICE WITH
COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Prerequisites: SW10B Introduction to
Social Work
SW11A Social Work Theory and Practice with Individuals and Families
The course introduces students to evolving theoretical
approaches in generalist social work practice with communities and organizations as macro
systems. It provides an understanding of communities and organizations as clients, the
concept of planned change at the community level, as well as strategies and methods
utilized in community and organization practice. The course also addresses stages of
organizational development, strategies and tactics in intervention in macro practice, and
the management of organizational change. Processes in formal/bureaucratic and other
organizations in Barbados and the Region are discussed.
SW 300 SUPERVISED RESEARCH
GENERAL
(1) The Supervised Research Project is equivalent to a
Faculty course and must therefore reach that standard in terms of content and research
effort.
(2) It is restricted to those majoring in Sociology or Social
Work.
PROCEDURE
(1) Students must choose a topic for study which is primarily
sociological in focus and which should broadly fall within a sphere of research
specialisation of one of the Sociology lectures. They must then seek the advice and
approval of the lecturer who is willing to act as supervisor for each study. On occasions
when the chosen topic spans more than one subject area or discipline, joint supervision
with another university lecturer may be recommended.
(2) Students should submit a proposal to and consent
regularly with their supervisors. It is students' responsibility to inform super-visors of
progress and general difficulties and to seek specific advice on bibliographical material
and research methods (pre-paration of questionnaires, etc.).
PRESENTATION
(1) The study should normally be between 5,000 and 8,000
words in length, excluding bibliography.
(2) It should contain some originality in material, argument
and conclusion and evidence of extensive reading and comprehension of the subject area.
The research should also be explanatory rather than descriptive in nature.
(3) Each study must have a title page, with the student's
name, supervisor(s) name(s) and title of the paper.
(4) Studies should be typed.
(5) Bibliographies must be included.
(6) Footnotes to elaborate briefly on points should be kept
to a minimum.
7. Citations and References should follow Departmental
Guidelines available from the Department Office.
DEADLINES
(1) For submission of Proposal: 5TH MONDAY OF SEMESTER I
(2) For submission of final project: 1ST FRIDAY OF MAY
SW35A FIELD INSTRUCTION I
Prerequisites:
SW10B Introduction to Social
Work
SWl0A Human Behaviour in the Social Environment
SW11A Social Work Theory and Practice with Individuals and Families
SW20A Social Work Theory and Practice with Groups
SW20B Social Work Theory and Practice with Communities and
Organisations
Field Instruction I provides students
with opportunities for development of social work practice through
performance in social service agencies. The central focus of this field
practice is on the application of social work skills within micro and mezzo
client systems. Field Instruction I is the educational component where
knowledge, values, and skills learned in the classroom are tested,
reinforced and integrated in a disciplined manner. As students undertake
learning tasks within the reality of agency life, a vital link is
established whereby constructive use of theory, acquired through course
work, can be applied. Values and attitudes are examined and skills are
developed and refined.
Students
are placed in social work and related agencies for eight (8) hours each day,
four (4) days per week, for thirteen (13) weeks, totaling 416 hours. Field
instructors/agency supervisors and students are guided in practice by the
social work programme’s field instruction coordinator. Use of a
field instruction manual assures standardisation, continuity, and
accountability for learning tasks, and their completion and evaluation,
within the first semester field experience. Field Instruction I is held
concurrently with Field Instruction Integrative Seminar I: SW36A, a seminar
designed to enhance and strengthen the field experience.
SW36A - FIELD INSTRUCTION INTEGRATIVE
SEMINAR I
Prerequisites
SW10B Introduction to Social
Work
SWl0A Human Behaviour in the Social Environment
SW11A Social Work Theory and Practice with Individuals and
Families
SW20A Social Work Theory and Practice with Groups
SW20B Social Work Theory and Practice with Communities and
Organisations
Field
Instruction Integrative Seminar I is held concurrently with SW 35A: Field
Instruction I and is an adjunct to the field instruction experience.
This three (3) credit hour seminar prepares students for work in a social
service setting and provides opportunities for students to integrate social
work knowledge and theory with practice experiences from community agencies.
Students engage in active discussion of the application of theory and
practice to professional values, standards, and ethics based on aspects of
the field instruction experience with client systems.
The
focus of Seminar I is on building student competence and skills with client
systems at the micro and mezzo levels. Further development and practice of
interventions, skills and techniques are encouraged through individual and
group participation in the classroom. The importance of professional “use
of self” in understanding personal attitudes, biases and stereotypes will
be emphasised, along with a strong professional work ethic.
SW35B FIELD INSTRUCTION
II
Prerequisites:
SW35A Field Instruction I
SW36A Field Instruction Integrative Seminar I
Field Instruction II provides students with
further opportunities for development of social work practice through
performance in social service agencies. The central focus of this field
practice is on the application of social work skills within the macro client
system in addition to the micro and mezzo client systems. Field Instruction
II is the educational component where knowledge, values, and skills learned
in the classroom are tested, reinforced and integrated in a disciplined
manner. As students undertake learning tasks within the reality of agency
life, a vital link is established whereby constructive use of theory,
acquired through course work, can be applied. Values and attitudes are
examined and skills are developed and refined.
Students are placed in
social work and related agencies for eight (8) hours each day, four (4) days
per week, for thirteen (13) weeks, totaling 416 hours. Field
instructors/agency supervisors and students are guided in practice by the
social work programme’s field instruction coordinator. Use of a
field instruction manual assures standardisation, continuity, and
accountability for learning tasks, and their completion and evaluation,
within the second semester field experience. Field Instruction II is held
concurrently with Field Instruction Integrative Seminar II - SW36B, a
seminar designed to enhance and strengthen the field experience.
SW36B - FIELD INSTRUCTION INTEGRATIVE
SEMINAR II
PREREQUISITES:
SW35A Field Instruction I
SW36A Field Instruction Integrative Seminar I
Field
Instruction Integrative Seminar II is held concurrently with SW 36A: Field
Instruction II and is an adjunct to the field instruction experience.
This three (3) credit hour seminar prepares students for work in a social
service setting and provides further opportunities for students to
integrate social work knowledge and theory with practice experiences from
community agencies. Students engage in active discussion of the
application of theory and practice to professional values, standards, and
ethics based on aspects of the field instruction experience with client
systems.
The focus of Seminar II is on building
student competence and skills with client systems at the macro level.
Further development and practice of interventions, skills and techniques are
encouraged through individual and group participation in the classroom. The
importance of professional “use of self” in understanding personal
attitudes, biases and stereotypes will be emphasised, along with a strong
professional work ethic.
SW40A – INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK
This course will provide an introduction to the history,
mission, and philosophy of social work and its development as a profession in the
Caribbean. It will introduce the student to social work values, ethics, theories,
knowledge base functions and skills, and examine the relevance of social work to the
social, economic, and political change in a society. In addition, the contribution of
social, work in meeting needs of individuals, groups, and communities through delivery of
social programs will be explored.
The student will be introduced to the history and current
patterns of social welfare program development, and the range of services that comprise
social work and social welfare service delivery in Barbados and the Region. Students will
be able to observe the operations of various social service agencies through organised
field visits.
This course will also be valuable for any student who wishes
to gain knowledge about the purpose of social work and its development as a profession.
SW 42A – CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Course Rationale:
The family is generally recognised for its primary role in
nurturing and socialising its members. However, there is increasing evidence without
the help and intervention of social service practitioners. This course is designed to
provide students in year two or the Social Work Programme with an understanding of the
different ways in which society, through its institutions responds to protect the child,
when the family is unable to perform its primary role.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the course students will:
1. Understand the family as a system, and its role in the
socialisation of the child.
2. Undertake a study of the different types of family structures - and will develop an
ability to determine when a family is considered at risk.
3. Become familiar with the roles of public and private institutions in protecting the
child (with particular reference to institutions in the West Indian society).
4. Develop the skills necessary to work with the child and his family.
5. Understand the concepts of foster-care, residential care adoption and correctional
services in responding to the needs of the family.
Methodology
A combined use of the relevant literature, class
presentations, discussions, assignments, simulated exercises etc. Active student
participation is expected and will be encouraged.
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SOCIOLOGY
SY10A – THE LOGIC OF SOCIAL INQUIRY
This proposed faculty-wide Part One core course is intended
to lead into departmental offerings in research methods. As such it addressed those
general philosophical questions which form a necessary grounding to the understanding of
those techniques and procedures which follow. It will not be dealing with those
methodological issues featured in faculty introductory courses.
Topics to be treated include the following:–
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Epistemological issues and theories of knowledge. Their impact
on perspectives ranging from positivism to ethonomethodology.
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The notion of understanding under Weberian and other
perspectives.
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Explanation in the social sciences. Types of explanation from
genetic to functionalist. How explanation varies from description.
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Casuality and association. Their similarities and differences.
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Theory, hypothesis and fact. Their interplay. Casual
modelling.
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Social sciences as science or art or both.
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Values and ideology in the research process (including
discussion of feminism).
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Induction and deduction. Grounded Theory.
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The distinction between a social problem and what is socially
problematic.
SY 11A – CONCEPTS, THEORIES AND METHODS OF
SOCIOLOGY
1. The Sociological approach
2. The development of Sociology in the Caribbean
3. The founding fathers of sociology
4. Modern sociological theory
5. Theories of social change and development
6. Sociological methodology
SY 11B – CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
1. Population, migration, population control
2. Family, education, religion
3. Bureaucracy
4. Social stratification and mobility
5. Models of Caribbean society
SY 20A – CLASSICAL SOCIAL THEORY
Prerequisites: SY11A Concepts, Theories and Methods of
Sociology and
SY11B Caribbean Society and Social Institutions
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The emergence of sociology as a discipline, and the
dialectical development of perspectives. The nature of sociological explanation.
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Organicist and evolutionary theories: Comte, Spencer,
Durkeheim, Tönnies, Redfield, Sorokin.
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Pre-conflict and conflict theories: Pareto, Socio Darwinism,
Marx.
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Formalism: Simmel
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Social Action Theory: Weber
SY 20B – MODERN SOCIAL THEORY
Prerequisites: SY11A Concepts, Theories and Methods of
Sociology,
SY11B Caribbean Society and Social Institutions
1. Symbolic Interactionism – early approaches: Mead,
Cooley, Thomas.
2. Symbolic Interactionism – later approaches: Rosem Blumer, Denzin, McCall and
Simmons.
3. Dramaturgical perspectives: Goffman
4. Phenomenology: Vierkandt, Scheler, Gurvitch, Schutz, Berger.
5. Ethinomethodology: Garfinkel, Douglas, Zimmerman, Atkinson.
6. Critical theory – Habermas, Horkheimer, Benjamin, Adomo, Fromm.
SY 22A – QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
Prerequisites: SY11A Concepts, Theories and Methods of Sociology
OR
SY11B Caribbean Society and Social Institutions
1. The formulation of a research problem – reviewing the
literature and other source material. The interplay of theory and method.
2. Documentary analysis – historical and case study material.
3. Unobtrusive measures – erosion and accretion analysis.
4. Participant and non-participant observation. Grounded theory and fieldwork.
5. Interviewing as focused communication. Inhibitors and facilitators.
6. The case study approach.
7. Content analysis of written and non-written material.
8. Ethical issues in qualitative research.
SY 22B – QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
Prerequisites: SY10A The Logic of Social Inquiry
and
SY22A Qualitative Research Methods,
1. Variables and their Operationalisation.
2. Indicators and scales
3. Questionnaire design
4. Sampling
5. Coding
6. Data analysis
7. Ethical issues in quantitative research
8. Writing the research report.
SY 31A – SOCIOLOGY OF TOURISM
Prerequisites: SY11A Concepts, Theories and Methods of
Sociology,
SY11B Caribbean Society and Social Institutions.
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Tourism as a multidisciplinary phenomenon. The separate
and joint contributions of the behavioural sciences e.g. Economics, Geography, History,
Management, Marketing, Political Science, Psychology and Recreation Studies to further its
understanding. Examples from international and Caribbean tourism research.
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The emergence and development of the Sociology of Tourism.
Linkages with the Sociology of Leisure and the Sociology of Migration. Problems and
definition.
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Typologies and phenomenologies of touristic experiences.
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Theory and methodology in the Sociology of Tourism. From
Positivism to Ethnomethodology and from description to casual adequacy.
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Tourist motivation. Push and pull factors and their
logical and temporal sequencing. Psychographics and mental mapping. The social and
cultural impacts of tourism.
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The semiotics and sociolinguistics of tourism. Transactional
analysis.
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Tourism and authenticity.
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The role of sociology in tourism development.
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Further trends in tourism
research.
SY 32A – SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS
Prerequisite: SY11A and/or SY11B
This course will primarily be concerned with selected aspects
of the sociology of health, illness and medical care. It will be involved in the
discovery, examination, testing and refinement of "basic"
sociological theories.
The main course topics include:
1. The culture-medicine interface.
2. When is an illness an illness? (health, illness, and deviance).
3. The "sick role" and the "patient role".
4. Social networks, lay referral and help seeking careers.
5. Utlization behaviour.
6. Medicine – a profession?
7. Institutions for controlling what is termed "sickness".
8. Doctor-patient encounters.
9. From the bottom looking up – patients in hospital.
10. Death and dying.
SY 32B – RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGRARIAN REFORM
IN THE CARIBBEAN
Prerequisites: SY11A Concepts, Theories and Methods of
Sociology, or
SY11B Caribbean Society and Social Institutions; and
SY37A Sociology of Development: Theories and Policies.
The course focuses on the English-speaking Caribbean and
covers the following areas:
1. The Plantation heritage – land tenure and use.
2. The Development of Caribbean Peasantries
3. Women and Food Production and Distribution
4. Food Supply and Nutrition
5. State Policy (Agrarian Reform, etc.)
6. Regional Agricultural Initiatives (CARICOM, etc.)
SY 33A – SOCIAL PLANNING
Prerequisites: SY11A Concepts, Theories and Methods of
Sociology, and/or
SY11B Caribbean Society and Social Institutions
This course is intended to introduce students to the
essential elements of Social Planning, its theory, its methods, design, implementation and
evaluation.
Topics for discussion will include: What is Social Planning?;
Theoretical Issues in Social Planning; Techniques and Methods in Social Planning; Problem
Analysis; Building Support; Program Design/Development; Program Implementation; What is
Social Program Evaluation?; Goals and Objectives in Social Program Evaluation; Measuring
the Implementation of Social Programs; Measuring the Impact/Effectiveness of Social
Programs; Social Impact Assessment; the Evaluation Report.
SY 33B – CARIBBEAN SOCIAL POLICY
Prerequisites: SY11A Concepts, Theories and Methods of
Sociology, and/or
SY11B Caribbean Society and Social Institutions
This course will focus on an analysis of Social Policy in the
Caribbean and looks specifically at Provisions, Developments, (Historical Theoretical);
Impact, Evaluation, Problems New Directions in the Social Policy areas selected from those
outlined below.
What is Social Policy?; Concepts Issues in Social Policy;
Theoretical Perspectives in Social Policy; Social Assistance Policy; Social Insurance
Policy; Housing Policy; Health Care Policy; Access Welfare in Education; Child Care
Services; Mental Health Services; Services for the Unemployed; Juvenile Justice Policy;
Legal Aid Policy; Social Services for the Elderly; Social Services for the Disabled,
Gender and Social Policy in Relation to Youth.
All of these will be discussed against a background of an
analysis of the major perspectives and issues in Mainstream Social Policy, which will be
explored in relation to the empirical realities of Social Policy in the Caribbean.
SY 34A – CRIMINOLOGY
Prerequisites: SY11A Concepts, Theories and Methods of
Sociology, and/or
SY11B Caribbean Society and Social Institutions
This course will focus on conceptual and theoretical aspects
of Criminology. In substantive terms it will cover topics such as: What is
Criminology? What is crime? The measurement of crime, crime in the Caribbean,
the criminal offender, criminal victimisation, theories of crime with specific reference
to biological, psychological, social positivist, inter-actionist, structuralist and
combination theories, and will conclude with a focus of the inter-relationships between
criminological theories and criminal justice policies.
In addressing the above issues, special focus will be placed
on the relationship between main stream criminology perspectives and the empirical
realities of crime in the Caribbean.
SY 34D CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Prerequisites: SY11A Concepts, Theories and Methods of
Sociology, and/or
SY11B Caribbean Society and Social Institutions
The course will offer a critical examination and assessment
of some aspects of crime control in the Criminal Justice System. From a distinctly
sociological perspective, the course will focus substantively and critically on such
Criminal Justice agencies and activities as the police and law enforcement, the courts and
the adjudication of justice, and correctional agencies, and the punishment and treatment
of offenders.
More specifically, the course will focus on four main areas
as follows:
Conceptual aspects of the Criminal Justice System and
Criminal Justice policy such as the component parts, organisation, structure,
philosophical perspective and purpose.
The police, their role, structure, function, organisation and
development. The characteristics of the police, the policing process, dysfunctions in
this, the control of the police, and areas for reform.
The courts, their role, function, organisation and structure.
Special attention will be given to the social dimensions of prosecution, the granting of
bail, trial by jury, sentencing and judicial decision making in general.
The punishment and treatment of offenders in the system of
correction. The types and patterns of sentences (e.g. capital punishment, corporal
punishment, imprisonment, fine and other.
SY 34B – SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY
(Offered at Summer School only)
Prerequisites: SY11A Concepts, Theories and Methods of
Sociology, and/or
SY11B Caribbean Society and Social Institutions
This course is intended to expose students to major
perspectives in Social Gerontology, and to explore how, and in what ways these may be
applied to problems and policies of ageing in the Caribbean.
Topics for discussion will be drawn from: Introduction: the
Field of Social Gerontology; Demographic Trends in the Elderly Population; Social Theories
of Ageing; Physiological Aspects of Ageing, Psychological aspects of Ageing; Economic
Status of the Elderly: Income, Levels of Housing, Work Retirement; Social Relations:
Family, Friends, Neighbours; Changing Roles: Community, Organisational, Political; Death,
Dying Bereavement; Attitudes Towards the Elderly; Social Security Policy for the Elderly;
Housing Policy for the Elderly; Health Care for the Elderly; Personal Social Service for
the Elderly; Care of the Elderly.
SY 37A – SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT: THEORY AND
POLICY
Prerequisites: SY11A Concepts, Theories and Methods of
Sociology, or
SY11B Caribbean Society and Social Institutions
1. Conceptualising Development and Underdevelopment.
2. Social Change, Evolution and Progress
3. Modernisation, Dependency and Beyond
4. Policy – "by invitation" and import substitution strategies, poverty,
alienation and basic needs, structural adjustment.
5. Case studies: Guyana, Jamaica, Barbados.
SY 37B – GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT: An
Anthropological Perspective
Prerequisites: SY11A Concepts, Theories and Methods of
Sociology or
SY11B Caribbean Society and Social Institutions and
SY37A Sociology of Development: Theories and Policies
1. ‘Sex' and ‘Gender'
2. The Evolution of the Human Family
3. The Impact of Colonialism and Capitalism
4. Women and Work-production and Reproduction in Patriarchal society
5. Women and the State
SY 39A – CARIBBEAN SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Prerequisites: SY11A Concepts, Theories and Methods
of Sociology, and/or
SY11B Caribbean Society and Social Institutions
This course will expose students to a sociological analysis
of several issues in Caribbean society. In addition to conceptual issues and definitions
meaning, and measurement in each area, the course will be concerned with an examination of
the extent, nature, causes and consequences of each topic covered.
Topics to be covered will be drawn from: The study of Social
Problems; Consensus Theory the Study of Social Problems; Conflict Theory the Study of
Social Problems; Action Theory the Study of Social Problems, Underdevelopment: Conceptual
Issues; Under- development in the Caribbean; Development Strategies; Social Inequality:
Income Distribution Poverty; The Distribution of Land and Wealth; Housing Conditions;
Health Nutrition; Race Racism; Sex Sexism; Population Growth Size; Social Problems of Age
Aging; Selected Population Problems; Labour Market Problems; Unemployment Underemployment;
Access Welfare in Education; Gangs Social Formations; Family Function; Family Conflict:
Divorce, Separation; The Status Condition of Children; Crime Delinquency; Drug Abuse;
Mental Health; Politics; Media.
SY 300 – SUPERVISED RESEARCH
GENERAL
(1) The Supervised Research Project is equivalent to a
Faculty course and must therefore reach that standard in terms of content and research
effort.
(2) It is restricted to those majoring in Sociology or Social
Work.
PROCEDURE
(1) Students must choose a topic for study which is primarily
sociological in focus and which should broadly fall within a sphere of research
specialisation of one of the Sociology lectures. They must then seek the advice and
approval of the lecturer who is willing to act as supervisor for each study. On occasions
when the chosen topic spans more than one subject area or discipline, joint supervision
with another university lecturer may be recommended.
(2) Students should submit a proposal to and consent
regularly with their supervisors. It is students' responsibility to inform super-visors of
progress and general difficulties and to seek specific advice on bibliographical material
and research methods (pre-paration of questionnaires, etc.).
PRESENTATION
(1) The study should normally be between 5,000 and 8,000
words in length, excluding bibliography.
(2) It should contain some originality in material, argument
and conclusion and evidence of extensive reading and comprehension of the subject area.
The research should also be explanatory rather than descriptive in nature.
(3) Each study must have a title page, with the student's
name, supervisor(s) name(s) and title of the paper.
(4) Studies should be typed.
(5) Bibliographies must be included.
(6) Footnotes to elaborate briefly on points should be kept
to a minimum.
7. Citations and References should follow Departmental
Guidelines available from the Department Office.
DEADLINES
(1) For submission of Proposal: 5TH MONDAY OF SEMESTER I
(2) For submission of final project: 1ST FRIDAY OF MAY
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