Social Structure and Social Change

Catalog description

This course offers an intense and systematic analysis of the various theories of the social structures and the social processes underlying this structure. It emphasizes the systemic character of the social order and its interdependent character. The course also examines the focuses and explanatory theories of social change and analysis of various monograph of divergent theoretical orientations. This course seeks to make the student conscious of the need to analyze social facts in the light of the social context in which they originate. It will expose them to the necessary theoretical elements that will enable them to examine the dynamics of social change in its historical development. This course is designed for any graduate student in the School of Public Health. It is offered during the third trimester.