Sociology

Explain the concept of change and its various forms, discuss the factors of change and theories explaining it, social change and the process of comprehensive development, the changes Arab societies are experiencing due to modernization, and social change and future prospects.

Definition of the local community, the objectives achieved by social work in the local community, philosophy of working with small groups, methods of organizing the community and the local community, and economic and social development of the local community.

Introduction to social problems; major theoretical approaches to studying problems and ways to solve them; analysis of some social problems such as drug abuse, crime, overpopulation, poverty, racism, and inequality.

Urbanization and the formation of emerging local communities; theoretical approaches to analyzing the phenomenon of urbanization; patterns of urbanization and urban lifestyle; problems accompanying urbanization, including high population density, unemployment, informal housing, adequacy of essential facilities; coexistence and conflict between rural and urban cultures.

History of social work; goals of social service; philosophy and importance of social work; relation of social work to other social sciences; social work methods (individual, group, organization); the holistic approach in practice; relation of social work to development and progress of society.

History of social welfare; social welfare in religions, especially in Islam; social integration in Islam; theories of social welfare; institutional and individual orientations; foundations of delivering social welfare in the four areas (health, education, housing, and other social services).

Introduction to sociology, its origins and development, and its relation to other social sciences. Analysis of several key topics such as culture and personality, social structure, socialization, social interaction, social processes and social systems. Study of social change and its various manifestations.

Texts containing knowledge, concepts, and major methodologies in sociology. Study of theoretical approaches in classical and contemporary sociology. Analysis of texts on development, change, women, urbanization, and industrialization.

Overview of the nature of social theory and how it is formulated; the relationship between theory and research; contributions of prominent nineteenth-century scholars in the field of theory, especially positivism, organic solidarity/functionalism, and structuralism.

Introduction to the major strands of post-World War II social theory; presentation and analysis of schools: neo-functionalism, neo-Marxism, symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, ethnomethodology, and critics of social theory.