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Department of Sociology Department of Sociology

Eleni Arzoglou, MA Eleni Arzoglou, MA

408052

Life-world and Life-courses: Individual and Society

PS 2

5

Block

annually

English

The seminar covers selected lecture topics in more depth through self-study of key texts, student presentations and group discussions. At the example of ethnographic studies of the life-world, students should gain a deeper understanding of approaches in microsociology and cultural sociology.

This course will explore the interrelationship between the individual and society. We begin by looking at the notion of the individual through a social rather than naturalist lens. We examine the stakes of too much individualism versus too much social influence. The course then splits into two halves. The first develops several analytical perspectives on the social constitution of an individual’s self, i.e. their identity. The second provides a cultural perspective on society and the cultural dimensions underpinning social structure. We conclude by tying the two halves together and outlining the ways in which we are cultured individuals.

Student presentations and discussion

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