Does the Center Hold? Reflections on a Sociological Core

Autor/inn/en	Ballantine, Jeanne; Greenwood, Nancy; Howard, Jay R.; Kain, Edward L.; Pike, Diane; Schwartz, Michael; Smith, R. Tyson; Zipp, John F.
Titel	Does the Center Hold? Reflections on a Sociological Core
Quelle	In: Teaching Sociology, 44 (2016) 3, S.151-162 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0092-055X
DOI	10.1177/0092055X16647432
Schlagwörter	Reflection; Sociology; Foundations of Education; Course Content; Introductory Courses; Course Descriptions; Educational Practices; Educational Objectives; Relevance (Education); Educational Needs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziologie; Grundlagenausbildung; Kursprogramm; Einführungskurs; Kursstrukturplan; Bildungspraxis; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Relevance; Relevanz; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf
Abstract	Is there a distinct disciplinary core (or foundation of agreed on knowledge) in sociology? Should we define a core in our broad field to build consensus? If so, what should it look like? We address these questions by presenting three viewpoints that lean for and against identifying a core for department curricula, students, and the public face of sociology. First, "There really is not much, if any, core." Second, sociology is "a habit of the mind" (a sociological imagination). Third, key content of a sociological core can be identified using a long or short list. Centripetal forces pressure the discipline to define itself for assessment, transfer articulations, general education, the trend toward interdisciplinary courses, and the public face of sociology. We describe previous efforts for the introductory course and sociology curricula. We conclude with a discussion of everyday practices in sociology that are built on the conception of a core. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01