BKV_SOPE Economic Sociology

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2017
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 18. 3. 15:30–18:45 P106, Sat 8. 4. 8:30–11:50 P106
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
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.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is sociology - the object of sociological inquiry, origins of sociological thought
  • 2. Introduction to economic sociology - keynotes of main concepts
  • 3. Formal organization - modes of formalization of human action
  • 4. Social stratification - hierarchical arrangament of society, sociological interpretation of social inequality
  • 5. Homo anti-economicus
  • 6. Sociology of labour markets
  • 7. Gender and economic sociology
  • 8. Post-communist economic systems
  • 9. Sociological view on problems of present Czech society
  • 10. Contemporary global trends and its consequences - sociological aspects of global economic processes
Literature
    required literature
  • Kniha sociologie. Translated by Ivana Rybecká. Vydání první. Praha: Knižní klub, 2016, 352 stran. ISBN 9788024253954. info
  • The handbook of economic sociology. Edited by Neil J. Smelser - Richard Swedberg. 2nd ed. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2005, ix, 736. ISBN 0691121265. 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 Philip W. Sutton, Translated by Tereza Jiroutová Kynčlová - Blanka. Aktualizované a rozšířen. Praha: Argo, 2013, 1049 stran. ISBN 9788025708071. info
  • BOURDIEU, Pierre. Teorie jednání. Translated by Věra Dvořáková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 179 s. ISBN 8071845183. 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
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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