Бакалавриат
2022/2023
Научно-исследовательский семинар "Молодежь"
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Социология и социальная информатика)
Направление:
39.03.01. Социология
Кто читает:
Департамент социологии
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа социальных наук
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1-4 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
4
Контактные часы:
42
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is aimed at introducing everyday life of youth through the prism of the study of academic literature and conduct their own empirical research. Students will study basic paradigms, theoretical approaches, empirical methods of youth research. The seminar is intended for students who have previously attended research seminars of the BA in Sociology and Social Informatics in the previous years.
Learning Objectives
- Know key youth studies concepts
- Understand and discuss topics related to youth cultures, scenes, solidarity
- Improve their skills in developing research design in the framework of youth studies
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Apply concepts and theories to solve specific research problems; use concepts and principles in new research contexts
- Analyze academic literature in a selected research field. Evaluate the logic and argumentation of academic texts.
- Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and critical understanding of fundamentals of qualitative sociological research of youth
Course Contents
- Topic 1: Introduction in Youth Studies (4 seminars)
- Topic 2: Design of qualitative research
- Topic 3: Doing literature review
- Topic 4: Qualitative research methodology
- Topic 5 Planning and conducting qualitative field research
Assessment Elements
- In-class-participation
- Homework 2Presentation of chapters of a book or a series of articles dedicated to a design of qualitative research and literature reviewing.
- Homework 3Presentation of chapters of a book or a series of articles dedicated to еру qualitative research methodology.
- Homework 1Presentation of chapters of a book or a series of articles dedicated to a separate area of youth studies.
- ExamExam in the form of a group research project. The project is implemented by a group of 2-4 students. The object of the research can be a youth community, subculture. group of young people. Students must collect and transcribe at least 4 interviews, each lasting at least 30 minutes, or the total duration of all interviews should not be less than 120 minutes. Anonymized interview transcripts are presented to faculty members. Students must present the results of the project at the exam in the form of an oral presentation. The presentation should include: relevance, significance, research problem, research question, subject, purpose statement, methods, theoretical approaches, empirical part, conclusions. The presentation is held in English.
Interim Assessment
- 2022/2023 4th module0.1 * Homework 3 + 0.1 * Homework 2 + 0.3 * Exam + 0.4 * In-class-participation + 0.1 * Homework 1
- 2023/2024 4th module-
- 2024/2025 3rd module-
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Hebdige, D. (2002). Subculture : The Meaning of Style: Vol. Taylor & Francis e-Library ed. Taylor & Francis [CAM].
- Silverman, D. (DE-588)141743867, (DE-627)631177094, (DE-576)163079072, aut. (2010). Doing qualitative research a practical handbook David Silverman.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Creswell, J. W. (1998). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design : Choosing Among Five Traditions. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications Inc. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=63251
- McRobbie, A. (1991). Feminism and Youth Culture. Macmillan Education UK. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21168-5