BPV_SOPE Sociology for Economists

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/2. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Laura Fónadová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Laura Fónadová, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Kociánová
Timetable
Wed 9:20–11:00 P102
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
BPV_SOPE/01: No timetable has been entered into IS. L. Fónadová
BPV_SOPE/02: Tue 7:40–9:15 P304, L. Fónadová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PVSOCI Sociology for Economists
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 170 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/170, only registered: 0/170, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/170
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course focus on sociology as a science concerned with structure and dynamic development of modern society as well as with the social structure and the development itself. The main course frame is based on the discipline of economic sociology.
The course is structured in according to three main goals:
1. Introduce students to sociology as a science that deals with modern (industrial) society. Students will get a chance to understand the relationship between sociological and economical perspective and they can adopt basic sociological concepts for description of social structure.
2.Get a basic orientation in social development and social structure. Students will be introduced to basic sociological concepts which are relevant for understanding the function of complex market societies. We will emphasize the ability of students to see market life from broader frame of reference.
3.Introduce to the main methodological procedures of the sociological research.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is sociology - the object of sociological inquiry, origins of sociological thought.
  • 2. Main theoretical approches in sociology, keynotes of main sociological concepts.
  • 3. Culture as a system of patterns and procedures of living, social determinaton of human being, socialization.
  • 4. Social organization - modes of formalization of human action.
  • 5. Social stratification - hierarchical arrangament of society, sociological interpretation of social inequality.
  • 6. Family as the basic social institution - family in the modernization process, contemporary views on family, term gender.
  • 7. Social research methods I - quantitative methodology.
  • 8. Social research methods II - qualitative analysis methods.
  • 9. Historical transformations of industrial society and its contemporary conflicts, sociological aspects of market relations.
  • 10. Formation of the Czech society after 1989 - sociological characteristic.
  • 11. Sociological view on problems of present Czech society, e.g. population ageing, the plight of the Roma – facts and sociological interpretations.
  • 12. Contemporary global trends and its consequences - sociological aspects of global economic processes.
Literature
    required literature
  • KELLER, Jan. Úvod do sociologie. 5. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2004, 204 s. ISBN 9788086429397. info
  • DISMAN, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha: Karolinum, 1993, 374 s. ISBN 80-7066-822-9. info
    recommended literature
  • MORAWSKI, Witold. Ekonomická sociologie. Translated by Jiří Ogrocký. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 338 stran. ISBN 8086429431. info
  • GIDDENS, Anthony. Sociologie. Edited by Jan Jařab. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 1999, 595 s. ISBN 8072031244. info
  • MOŽNÝ, Ivo. Česká společnost. Nejdůležitější fakta o kvalitě našeho života. (Czech Society. Basic indicators of quality of life.). Praha: Portál, 2002, 208 pp. ISBN 80-7178-624-1. info
  • Velký sociologický slovník. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1996, s. 749-162. ISBN 8071843113. info
Teaching methods
The course takes the form of a lectures, seminar discussions and presentations. Students of full-time study will in addition have chance to try on the elementary application of the basic research procedures.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by the written exam and student can attend the written exam provided that she/he fulfills given conditions:
1. achieving 75% active participation
2. presentation of the (short) paper
3. elaboration of the research project
4. Completion of an examination paper (minimum recquired score is 60%)
Important information! If student commits a prohibited act, such as usage of various forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam or any other cheating, teacher is allowed to interrupt an exam and to grade a student with F, FF or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence. Mentioned procedure relates to all the activities that are included to the final evaluation of the course (seminar work, essays, tests etc.).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PVSOCI!.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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