Bachelor Of Arts And Bachelor Of Arts (Sociology)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The criteria for admission in the department of Sociology are those that apply for 吃瓜头条 and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Students can take a major in Sociology or a minor in Sociology in the 3:3:2:2 degree patterns
+. This means that students take courses in three departments in level 100 units and level 200 units and courses in two departments at level 300 and 400.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
100 SERIES
ASC 100:INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
Concepts of Sociology as an academic discipline and a social science, branches of Sociology, its relation to other sciences, leading founding thinkers of Sociology.聽 Comte, Spencer, Durkheim, Weber, Parsons, Saint di-Simon, Marx and Cooley.聽 Social processes and the relation between man and society, nature and functions of various social institutions.
ASC 101:INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY
Introduction to various branches of anthropology such as archeology, physical and biological aspects of anthropology, linguistic, economic, ethnological and cultural anthropology, anthropological research methods, founding fathers of anthropology.聽 Malinowski, Levi-Strauss, favor and Margaret Mead.聽 Culture, cultural change, use of symbols and communication.聽 Social structure in traditional and modern societies, traditional and modern social institutions.聽 Social change in Africa including urbanization and related alterations.
ASC 102:SOCIAL STATISTICS I
Background and definition of statistics, types of statistics.聽 Function and limitations of statistics, descriptive data, scales of measurements, measures of central tendency and dispersion, data analysis procedure and presentation, elements of probability.
200 SERIES
ASC 200:SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY 1
Major social thinkers and theorists of the past, different schools of thought and various perspectives as they have evolved in the field of Sociology: evolution, functionalism, conflict, social exchange and interaction.聽 Contemporary social theorists.
ASC 201:SOCIAL CHANGE
Major concepts and indicators of social change, major sources of social and cultural chance with particular emphasis on Africa. Micro and macro analysis of the impact of technological change on education, population growth, economy, mass communication and social structure, selected theories and models of social change such as conflict theory, evolutionary theory, modernization and diffusion theories.
ASC 202:METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH 1
Methods of knowing, definition of social research, various methods of sociological research, qualitative and quantitative techniques.聽 Various approaches to sampling, interviewing, data collection, data analysis and presentation.聽 Research concepts.
ASC 203:METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH II
Preparation of proposals, definition of the research problem, literature review, theorizing, conceptualization of research models, research questions, hypothesis, objectives, justification, research premises, scope and limitations, methodology, construction of research instruments, techniques of data collection, fieldwork requirements, report writing and ethics of social research.
300 SERIES
ASC 300:RURAL SOCIOLOGY
Emergence and growth of rural sociology as a discipline. Theoretical perspectives and classical approaches to studies of rural communities. Nature and types of rural societies: community leadership, pastoralism, peasantry, migration and land tenure systems. Rural development, case studies of rural development and planning foe example Harambee, Ujamaa, common man鈥檚 charter and district focus strategy. Aspects of rural labor.
ASC 301:SOCIOLOGY OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY
Family as an institution. Types of marriage and families with special reference to Africa. Aspects of marriage and family such as bride wealth, dowry, kinship, divorce, marriage and family law. Origin and development of the family, internal dynamics of the family. Family and social change and its role in social development.
ASC 302:SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF AFRICAN SOCIETIES
The nature of the African social structure during the traditional, colonial and post-colonial periods with special reference to East Africa. Traditional social, economic, political and cultural organizations. Comparative analysis of the kinship factors of African societies. The impact of colonization and post-colonial factors.
ASC 303:SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Definition and scope of social psychology. Social psychology and other disciplines. Theoretical perspectives, theories of personality development. Socialization; reference groups taking the role of the other definition of the situation, self-fulfillment prophecies, self-defense mechanisms, symbolic environments and language. Perception, motivation, self-control, social control, structure of social behavior, attitude change, dynamics of face-to-face interaction and awareness levels.
ASC 304:SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY II
Nature and types of theories in social science. Logic and techniques of constructing social theories in research design and practice, interpretation of data with applied theory, grounded theory, contemporary theories, application and relevance of social theories to developing countries.
ASC 305:CRIMINOLOGY AND DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR
Definition of crime and deviance. Theories of crime and deviance. Nature and types of crimes and deviance; sexual, white collar and occupational crimes against the person and crimes against the State. Deviant behavior and juvenile delinquency. Victims of crime, societies reaction to crime and deviance: types of punishment, methods of crime control and prevention, formal agencies of control and informal agencies of control. Cross-cultural comparisons of crime situations in industrialized and less industrialized countries.
ASC 306: DEMOGRAPHY AND POPULATION STUDIES
Concepts, theories and methods in demography. Trends in world population growth with emphasis on Africa. Sources and evaluation of demographic data, composition and distribution of population. Major demographic components: mortality, fertility and migration. The labor force, population growth and its relation to economic development, population policies, management and gender issues. Population control and culture, population projection techniques.
ASC 307:MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
Concepts and theories, theoretical perspective on health and illness, organization of medical practice, health institutions, the profession of medicine, Doctor patient relationships, types of medical systems in various cultures and societies, the sick and delivery of health care, identification, distribution and treatment of illnesses and diseases, social epidemiology; health attitudes and behavior, social attitudes and behavior, social attitudes to illnesses, socialization of health practitioners and training, provision of health facilities in urban and rural areas. Health and medical care in developing countries, medicalization of health.
ASC 308:COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Definition and scope of community development. Community development and other disciplines. Theories of community development, communication, leadership and attitude change. Change agencies and change agents. Policies of community strategies in East Africa. Project development and management.
ASC 309:SOCIAL STRATIFICATION, CLASS, MOBILITY AND ETHNICITY
Definition of the basic concepts in social differentiation and their categorization. Definition of ethnicity, dynamics and ethnic processes. Theoretical approaches to social stratification, application of class theories in Africa. Ethnicity and gender. Effects of ethnicity on social and economic development. Ethnicity and contested borders, social differentiation and mobility.
ASC 310:POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
Origins of Political Sociology: The founding scholars of political sociology. Basic political processes, political and social institutions, politics and leadership; distribution of power, income distribution and inequality. Leadership patterns and social control, cross-cultural, political comparisons of developed and developing countries. Political system and social change, politics and ethnicity.
400 SERIES
ASC 400:LAW AND SOCIETY
Concept of law and society; social foundations of law, function of law in traditional and contemporary societies, international law, dynamics of law, types of laws: environmental, employment, family and industrial law. Company and gender system of control of human behavior. Sanctions and punishment. Social effects of various types of laws. Theories of crime and social behavior.
ASC 401:SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Overview of Development theories, issues relevant to specific contemporary third world contexts with special reference to Africa. Foreign and structural adjustment, inter-regional and intra-regional distribution of resources, historical and current explanation of their origin. Cross cultural comparisons, social economic and cultural factors impinging on the attainment of development.
ASC 402:URBAN SOCIOLOGY
Principles of urban social organization, theoretical approaches, growth of urbanization in various regions in Africa, social consequences of urban growth, current urban situation, nature of access to valued facilities, socio psychological adjustments and problems associated with the urban environment. The role of local authorities in urban management policies and planning strategies.
ASC 403:SOCIOLOGY OF WOMEN STUDIES
Women issues in contemporary society, an overview of the history of the women鈥檚 movement, emphasis on the status of women in relation to economic, educational, social, religious and political institutions. Theoretical approaches to women studies.
ASC 404:ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
Definition of environmental and ecosystems, environment and Sociology. Types of environments. Theoretical perspectives, environmental determinism and concentric zone theory. Environmental hazards, pollution, desertification, fire, floods and drought. Population and environment; competing land use systems, gender and environment. Environmental policy; laws related to environment, planning education, the role of UNEP and other institutions, contemporary issues in environment.
ASC 405:FORMAL ORGANIZATION
Meaning, importance, characteristics, content and types of formal organizations. Theories, classical: modern; organization and environmental. Organizations change and cross-cultural perspectives. Structuring and planning; organizing leadership, power and authority, controls in organizational change.
ASC 406:SOCIAL DYNAMICS
Definition of concepts in social dynamics, theoretical perspectives, types of social groups, the structure and function of social groups, collective behavior, group formation and assimilation processes, characteristics of social groups, inter-group and intra-group relationships. Group as agents of social change, leadership and communication skills.
ASC 407:SOCIOLOGY OF WORK AND INDUSTRY
Inter-relationship between work and industry. Models and theories of work and industry, socialization into work roles, quality of working life, work and employment, work and leisure, work and gender. Alienation de-skilling and division of labor, comparative characteristics of work and industry in African countries, social welfare systems, organizational management, work ethics, tripartite agreements and wage guidelines.
ASC 408:SOCIOLOGY OF AGEING
Meaning and definition of ageing. Cultural differences in perceptions of old age, demographic factors, age cohorts, population pyramids. Labeling theory and stages of aging, Youth-non-youth relationships 鈥淢idlife Crisis鈥� and old age. Socialization for old age, retirement, caring for the aged, traditional and modern policies and practices. Activity versus disengagement. Theoretical perspectives of aging, self-perception by the aged, alienation and approaching death.
ASC 409:SOCIOLOGY OF MASS COMMUNICATION
Meaning of mass communication, theories of human communication, processes and effects of mass communication, types of mass media, mass communication and societal delineation, socio-cultural implication of the debate on the New International Communication order.
ASC 410:THE SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE
Concepts of the social roots of knowledge. Theories of knowledge: science as knowledge, ideology, intellectuals and milieu. Social construction of reality. Selected theories of knowledge: Marx Durkheim, Mannheim, Berger and Luckman.
ASC 411:SOCIAL STATISTICS II
Sampling distribution, conceptual framework, standard distribution of estimates, estimation of parameters such as point E and internal estimation. Significance level, testing of hypothesis. Non-parametric test and contingency problems associated with nominal scales. The chi-square test, Fisher鈥檚 exact test, power and efficiency, the Wald Welfowitz runs test, the Mann-Whitney test, the Kolmogorove-s ormpy test, the Wilcoxon matched pairs signed rank test.
ASC 412:SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
Origin of religion, evolutionary, historical and genetic analysis. The essence of religion, social structure, expression of social realities. Modern theorists on religion such as Berger, Hill, Yinger, Mannheim, Yomine, Talmon and Lencer. Social impact of religion on education, social life, family, political and economic institutions. Beliefs rituals sacrifices magic witchcraft ancestral reverence, spiritual cults and social differentiation.
ASC 413: SOCIAL PLANNING AND EVALUATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Definition of planning, theories of planning, ideological aspects of planning, social welfare and planning, planning and evaluation procedures in developing countries. Levels of evaluation, evaluation and its limitations in developing countries. Formulation and compilation of plans, politics and strategies of good plans. Resource allocation and planning, implementation, population dynamics and planning.