BKV_SOPE Sociology for Economists

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Laura Fónadová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jiří Navrátil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Laura Fónadová, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Jana Biskupová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Sat 21. 3. 15:30–18:45 P106, Sat 25. 4. 15:30–18:45 P106
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! KVSOCI Sociology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Sociology for Economists The course provides acquaintance with sociology as a science, which explores the structure and dynamic development of the modern society. It also leads to a deeper understanding of the structure of society itself and its dynamics. Stress is placed on improving skills how to analyse social phenomena, situations and relations and, at the same time, draw certain conclusions for the specialisation that they study. A part of its general objective is the cultivation of the ability to see extraeconomic social aspects of economic phenomena and processes. The course is designed for the students who want to use the opportunity of learning not only theory but also principal methodological procedures of empirical study in sociology. Examination: written test.
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
  • FÓNADOVÁ, Laura. Sociologie. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2004, 65 s. ISBN 8021033975. info
  • KELLER, Jan. Úvod do sociologie. 5. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2004, 204 s. ISBN 9788086429397. info
    recommended literature
  • MOŽNÝ, Ivo. Česká společnost : nejdůležitější fakta o kvalitě našeho života. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2002, 207 s. ISBN 8071786241. info
  • Jandourek, Jan: Úvod do sociologie. Praha: Portál, 2003. 232 s. ISBN 80-7178-749-3
  • MORAWSKI, Witold. Ekonomická sociologie. Translated by Jiří Ogrocký. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 338 stran. ISBN 8086429431. info
Assessment methods
The course consists of two blocks of lectures on the given topics and of study hours. There is a final written examination. Students are required to be familiar with both the content of the lectures and the assigned readings. During the term, all students are expected to write a short essay, dealing with a specific issue related to the course curriculum.
If students commit a prohibited act, such as using various forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam or any other cheating, the teacher is allowed to interrupt an exam and to grade a student with F, FF or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence. The mentioned procedure relates to all the activities that are included in 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 KVSOCI!.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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