Lehrende/r: Katharina Kunißen
Veranstaltungsart: Seminar
Anzeige im Stundenplan: S Wahlveranstaltung
Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Credits: 6,0
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 30
Anmeldegruppe: Seminar Wahlveranstaltung
Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches: Zielgruppe:
Inhalt: Why do some people fear foreigners, while others feel that multiculturalism enriches societies? Why are some people against European Integration, while others want it to go further? Why are some societies shaped by traditional values, while modern ones dominate in others? When researching values and attitudes, different perspectives have to be taken into account: First, we have to look at the individual level: Where do values and attitudes come from? How stable are they over the life course? How do values and attitudes relate to one another? Second, we have to explore a group level: Why do some people have similar values and attitudes? What other characteristics do they share? Lastly, a societal level has to be considered: Why do values and attitudes of people differ between societies? Why does cultural change (e.g. towards post-materialism) happen at different rates? The seminar addresses the different perspectives and research questions theoretically and empirically. In the first part of the semester, main theoretical assumptions about the formation of values and attitudes and their interconnectedness are discussed. The second part focusses on ways to measure the two concepts in quantitative empirical research. The third part of the seminar explores studies, which examine the formation of values and attitudes and their outcomes in a comparative perspective. Comparative research is predominantly conducted in English. This applies to publications as well as presentations at scientific conferences. This seminar will thus be held in English. It gives students the opportunity to gain and develop English speaking and writing practice in order to follow and engage in international scientific debates. Especially students planning to continue their studies abroad or considering to take part in an international exchange programme can benefit from the course as they can test and develop their language skills. Moreover, students who do not have the chance to study abroad have the opportunity to nevertheless train their international communication skills.
Empfohlene Literatur: Inglehart, Ronald/ Welzel, Christian (2005): Modernization, cultural change, and democracy. The human development sequence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Zusätzliche Informationen: The seminar will be held in English. A willingness to broaden knowledge about quantitative empirical methods and their application is expected. Basic knowledge of multivariate statistical methods (esp. regression analysis) is helpful but not obligatory. Students should have successfully completed the module “Sozialstruktur und Gesellschaftsvergleich“ and/ or “Kultursoziologie“.