Ser sociólogo: um estudo sobre a construção das expectativas dos estudantes do departamento de Sociologia, da UEM, em relação ao curso de sociologia

Abstract

This paper is the result of a research, where we sought to understand the construction of the expectations of sociology students, regarding the sociology cuso, at UEM. A research was carried out at Eduardo Mondlane University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Social Sciences, more specifically, in the Department of Sociology, as it is the oldest institution of teaching institution in the country. In what concerns the methodology used in this work, we resorted to the qualitative methodology. For data collection we used semi-structured interviews as an instrument. structured interviews, as an instrument. Our sample consisted of 10 individuals of both genders between 21 and 28 years old, with the selection criterion of being a fourth year sociology student. to be a fourth year sociology student. Our positioning in this research was based on the idea that that the expectations of sociology students are configured as a social construction. Because the sociology student being a social actor inserted in a specific social context, because of this, produces ideas about the sociology course that reflect skills, functions and benefits about the sociology course. To substantiate our assumption, we use Berger and Luckmann's theory of the social construction of reality. In this vein, our our results show that students embark on the sociology course with the idea of to ensure ease of entry to higher education, on the other hand, students entered the sociology course with the intention of acquiring a diploma and follow a professional career, which is not necessarily sociology. (TRADUÇAO NOSSA)