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Sociology II
Soziologie II
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 14:57:37
Abstract
Sociology I investigates the relation between social developments and the production of the built environment from a macro-sociological point of view. It examines central aspects of social change, historical and present-day forms of urbanization, and typical examples of models of urbanization.
Objective
This series of lectures should enable students to comprehend architecture in its social context. It approaches the architectural profession from two different angles: micro-sociological and macro-sociological.
Content
Sociology II deals with the macro-sociological point of view, and investigates the relation between social developments and the production of the built environment. In the first part, some central aspects of social change are examined ¡V in particular the transition from Fordism to Postfordism and from Modernism to Postmodernism, and the interdependent processes of globalization and regionalization. The second part deals with historical and present-day forms of urbanization. Among other areas treated here are the changed significance of urban-rural contrasts, the processes of suburbanization and periurbanization, the formation of global cities and metropolitan regions, the growth of new urban configurations in centers (gentrification) and on urban peripheries (edge city, exopolis). In the third part of the course, these general processes are illustrated by typical models of urbanization.
General Information
- Language
- German
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- written 180 minutes
- Aids
- keine
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture | Soziologie II |
|
2 h weekly |