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This course provides a sociological overview of communication studies. Firstly the teacher gives simple overview of sociology and the way of sociological thinking. Secondly the teacher discusses some topics on communication with the help of sociological theories such as symbolic interactionism, ethnomethodology, or dramaturgical appreach.
This course follows the curriculum policy of the Faculty of Social and Information Studies in aiming to provide students such education:
1. that cultivates basic abilities, methods and skills which are necessary to study in college and attitudes to inquire from various viewpoints.
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After completing this course, you will be able to:
1). Understand some concepts and basic theories about communications in micro sociology.
2). Understand the fundamental structure of the speech act theory and the theory of communicative action of Habermas.
3). Take a critical attitude to various phenomena which will occur in contemporary society.
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This course follows the policy of the Faculty of Social and Information Studies in aiming to cultivate those students:
1). who can identify the issues of society relating to production, distribution, processing, accumulation, and utilization of information, and can scientifically analyze and investigate them.
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Major perspectives and concepts are presented, including communication and identities, symbolic interactionism, emotion rules and controls, ethnomethdology, dramaturgical approach, power in communication processes, and peer pressure in communications.
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Lectures and question-and-answer sessions.
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1st Week: Introduction: Outline of Communication Studies
2nd-3rd Week; Communication and the Development of Selves
4-5th Week: Struggle for Recognition
6-7h Week: Social Order in Conversation
8-9th Week: Emotion Control and Society
10-11th Week: Interaction as Dramaturgy
12-13th Week: Communication and Power
14-15th Week: Peer Pressure and Communication
16th Week: Final Examination
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Though students are not required to read some books in advance, related literatures are shown in every class for further study.
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Attendance of more than two-thirds of the classes is required. At the end of the course, each student is assigned a final grade as follows: Grade S (100-90%); A (89-80%); B (79-70%); C (69-60%); D (59- %). In the examination, students can take in handouts from the lecturer, and the notebook of his/her own.
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Questions are welcome anytime including during the class. Please ask questions without hesitation.
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role taking; emotion rules; dramaturgical approach; power; peer pressure
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Sociological Communication Studies
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Sociological Communication, Sociological Theories I, Sociological Theories II
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There is no textbook according to which this course will be given. Related literatures are shown in every class for further study.
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