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MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

KAZAKH ABLAI KHAN UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND WORLD LANGUAGES

CHAIR OF REGIONAL STUDIES

“Approved ”

by Pro-rector on learning process

_____________Doctor of Ped.sc. А. Chaklikova

“_______”_______ 2013-2014 academic year

PROJECT THEMES

ON THE DISCIPLINE

“SOCIOLOGY”

For students of the first course

Scientific consultant: Aliya Kaliyeva

ALMATY 2013

KAZAKH ABLAI KHAN UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

AND WORLD LANGUAGES

FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

CHAIR OF REGIONAL STUDIES

Head of chair _______________

Candidate of political sciences N. Adilchanuly

Scientific consultant: Aliya Kaliyeva

Project themes

1. Modern Russian-Kazakh sociological schools.

2. Sociology in universities: past and present.

3. Features contemporary Russian sociological periodicals.

4. Western sociology at the beginning of the XXI century.

5. Sociology as a science of Multi paradigm.

6. Integral paradigm in modern sociology.

7. Modern Western, Russian and Kazakh social science: a comparative analysis of trends in the beginning of the XXI century.

8. Changing theories of society in the XIX-XXI century: a comparative analysis of trends.

9. Futuristic theory of society in the second half of the twentieth century.

10. The perception of the information society in the modern Western and sociology.

11. The transformation of the concept of "society" under the influence of global - information processes.

12. The dynamics of social change in traditional, industrial and postindustrial societies.

13. "The culture of trust" as an element of civil society.

14. Social dynamics of the system status in the traditional, industrial and postindustrial societies.

15. Changing economic institutions under the influence of global processes.

16. Traditional and modern social institutions: a comparative analysis.

17. Virtual reality as a social phenomenon of the Information Society.

18. Historical forms of social stratification: a comparative analysis.

19. The discussions about the concept of "class" in contemporary sociology.

20. Global inequality and macro levels micro-sociological.

21. Social mobility in the soviet society in the twentieth century: from the revolution of 1917 to 1990.

22. General and specific in the development of Kazakh society in the context of globalization.

23. The oligarchs as a social stratum in modern Russian-Kazakh societies.

24. The image of the Kazakh President in the minds of Kazakhs.

25. Features of socialization elderly.

26. Prospects for the development of modern sociology.

27. The dynamics of the processes of adaptation of Kazakhs to the reforms of the 1990s.

28. The reforms of the 1990s and early 2000s in the minds of Kazakhs: a comparative analysis of trends.

29. The perception of terrorism in modern Kazakhstan: global, national and regional particularities

30. Global crisis in the perception of modern sociology.

31. Modern Western and Russian social science: a comparative analysis of trends.

32. The main sociological paradigms in sociology XXI century.

33. National culture in a globalizing world.

34. Artificial intelligence as a phenomenon of contemporary culture

35. Intellectual Property in the Information Society

36. Information terrorism in modern society.

37. Changing the socialization process in the information society.

38. Change of status in traditional, industrial and postindustrial society.

39. Social processes in small group

40. Quasi groups and their psychological and sociological analysis.

41. Changing the social institution of the economy under the influence of global processes

42. Virtual reality as a social institution of the information society

43. Social stratification in the information society

44. The transformation of the social class structure in modern society

45. The "brain drain" as a process of social mobility: its causes and social consequences.

46. Bureaucracy as a social element of Kazakh culture.

47. General and specific in the development of modern Kazakh society.

48. Socio - demographic situation in Kazakhstan today.

Discipline: «Sociology»

Project staff: students of first course

Presentation form: mini project

Deadline:

The number of students involved in the project: 5-7 students.

Types of work on the project: research, analysis, synthesis, total

The use of technology for the project: a computer, cameras, video, political map, illustrations, etc.

The main aim of the project - To study modern methods and techniques of sociology

Tasks of the project:

- to disclose the actual problems of theoretical and applied sociology

- to show the difference and unity in the methods of research of theoretical and applied sociology

- to form a holistic attitude to the application Sociological Methods and Research in Social Work

- to learn the specifics of the current state of sociological analysis

The structure of the project:

You should work out one social problem for your sociological research abiding by the steps of sociological process (starting from defining a problem, finishing by controlling other factors).

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3. After doing it, please write short abstract answering to these questions:

a) List and explain the basic steps in your research process

b) Describe the difficulties that you encountered in defining a problem

c) Define and give an example of operational definitions from your sociological project

d) Give reasons why you reviewed especially this literature on this social problem

e) Define and give an example of variables from your sociological research

f) Explain why you used this definite method(s) for gathering data

Please, when you are doing your sociological projects try to rest on such criteria and parameters of assessment. It will help you to get excellent marks. Note the fact that students of your groups will also be participating in evaluation process.

1. Teacher’s criteria of evaluation.

1. Student’s criteria of evaluation (Students will also participate in a process of evaluation being members of commission)