Sociology and Criminology

Making the Familiar Strange

Module code: L4072
Level 4
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Lecture, Seminar
Assessment modes: Essay

 This module is based on the central question – how do sociologists do sociology?

On this module, you’ll:

• address, explore and reflect on epistemological and methodological questions in sociology through examples
• compare and contrast classic studies with modern cases in the approaches.

This will open discussions about ways to understand social phenomena with specific ontological and epistemological frames.

Module learning outcomes

• Identify major methods of data collection in some sociological work
• Be able to relate research outcomes to the research process
• Evaluate the appropriateness of different methodologies
• Understand how different sociological approaches and theories can 'make the familiar strange'