Sociology of Conflict

Major: Economics
Code of subject: 6.051.00.M.49
Credits: 3.00
Department: Sociology and Social Work
Lecturer: Shkoliar Mariana, PhD
Semester: 3 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: Use the conceptual apparatus of sociology in educational, research and other areas of professional activity. Understand the history of sociology, its modern concepts and theories, the main problems. Apply the provisions of sociological theories and concepts to the study of social change in Ukraine and the world. Explain the patterns and features of development and functioning of social phenomena in the context of professional tasks. Communicate fluently in state and foreign languages orally and in writing on professional matters. Effectively perform various roles (including organizer, communicator, critic, idea generator, performer, etc.) in the team in the process of solving professional problems. Be able to use information and communication technologies in the process of searching, collecting and analyzing sociological information. Substantiate their own position, make and argue independent conclusions based on research and analysis of professional literature. Present the results of their own research to professionals and non-specialists. Conceptual scientific and practical knowledge. In-depth cognitive and practical skills, mastery and innovation at the level required to solve complex specialized tasks and practical problems in the field of professional activity or training. Data collection, interpretation and application. Communication on professional issues, including in a foreign language, orally and in writing Management of complex technical or professional activities or projects. Forming judgments that take into account social, scientific and ethical aspects.
Required prior and related subjects: prerequisites - co-requisites -
Summary of the subject: Conflict as a social phenomenon. Attributes, functions and consequences of social conflicts. Diversity of conflicts in social life. Types of conflicts. System-structural characteristics of the conflict. Systemic-genetic characteristics of the conflict. Dynamics of the conflict. Conflict management. Strategies and tactics of behavior in conflict. Principles and rules of effective communication in conflict prevention. Strategies of stress management in professional activities. The essence, rules and methods of resolving conflicts. Principles and procedures of resolving conflicts. ARS. Negotiations in conflict resolution. Negotiation styles.
Assessment methods and criteria: • • oral interviews, participation in discussions and interactive exercises, presentation of the study project (60%) • final test (verification event, exam), written form (40%)
Recommended books: 1. Hirnyk A.M. Osnovy konfliktolohiyi. Navchalnyy posibnyk dlya stud.vyshch. navch.zakl. K.: Kyyevo-Mohylyanska akademiya, 2010. 222s. (in Ukrainian) 2. Krutin G.I., Chubur N.V. Sociologiya konfliktu: praktykum. – K.: KNEU, 2007. – 152 c. (in Ukrainian) 3. Solomatyna E.N. Socyologiya konflikta: Uchebnoe posobye dlya vuzov.- M.: Akademycheskyj Proekt; Alma Mater, 2014.- 198 s. (in Russian) 4. Sut konfliktu ta alternatyvni pidkhody do yoho vyrishennya. Robochyy zoshyt z kursu «Sotsiolohiya konfliktu» ta «Sotsialna vzayemodiya: solidarnist i konflikt» dlya studentiv osvitnikh prohram spetsialnosti 231 «Sotsialna robota» ta 054 «Sotsiolohiya» / L.D. Klymanska, N.M.Hayduk, M.V. Shkolyar, O.YA. Bik. Lviv: Vydavnytstvo Lvivskoyi politekhniky, 2016. 112s. (in Ukrainian) 5. Zakharchyn H. M., Vynnychuk R. O. Upravlinnya konfliktamy. Navchalnyy posibnyk. Lviv : Vydavnytstvo Lvivskoyi politekhniky, 2017. 160 s. (in Ukrainian)