The chair of sociological thinking

Abstract

Due to its critical, demystifying and emancipating nature, the chair of sociological thinking contributes to the analysis of the relational nature of social processes, as well as the demands that the performance of its formative function requires. Hence, teaching becomes relevant, since it provides students with theoretical concepts, instruments and techniques so that they can approach reality with professional competence. In that sense, in the first class, I always wanted to know the students not only as a person, but mainly about their sociological thinking and abilities to carry out research and intervention as social managers. Students were asked a set of questions for their discussion in the classroom: what did they understand by sociology as a scientific discipline? What theoretical and methodological approaches had most influenced your professional training? among other questions. They were also given a sheet to answer some questions in writing. Then, in the text what is presented is the cognitive dimension of the sociological thinking of the students in their professional training.