Introductory lectures on contemporary social issues

Objective

The objective of this conference cycle is to shed light on contemporary social issues, through the prism of sociology. After a general introduction, the course will address questions that cross our contemporary societies. Regularly, speakers who have conducted recent surveys in the humanities and social sciences will come to present their work. For students, the interest is twofold. On the one hand, each conference will introduce a major societal subject (gender relations, pay and school inequalities, conjugality in the internet age, student living conditions, work organization, etc.). In addition, each session will serve as an introduction to the social sciences, their methods, and their reasoning. Each of these topics, which are directly connected to students, will give rise to a discussion, which we hope will be lively.

The course consists of 8 sessions of 1.5 hours, which alternate between presentations by the teacher and invited lectures. All lectures are in French.

Written exam in the form of a quiz.