Course Code:
Course Name: Historical Sociology
Course Type: specialization
Periods: 48
Credits: 3
Target Student: major of sociology and relevant majors
Assessment: exam
Preparatory Course: Introduction to Sociology; History of Western Social Thought
Historical sociology is a specialized compulsory course for the majors of sociology. As a new branch of sociology, the supporter of Historical Sociology stressed that the historical factors must be considered into when conducting researches on social phenomenon, and social phenomenon in its nature is a result of social interaction during the social development process. Through learning this course, students are required a discovery of the world in history, a mastery of approaches on studying social problems which could be used for a long time by analyzing cultural symbols and languages, a understanding of duration process in the social construction under a comparative view. The main content of this course included: the theories of history and sociology, the formation of the nation and the country and the history of social movements and so on.