BKV_SOPE Economic Sociology

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
26/0/0. 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: Jana Biskupová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Sat 16. 3. 8:00–11:50 P304, Fri 12. 4. 12:00–15:50 P302a
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FORMA(K)
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 leads to an understanding of sociology as a science dealing with the structure and dynamic of modern society and to a deeper understanding of its development. The main course frame is based on the discipline of economic sociology. Students will be introduced to basic concepts of economic sociology, which are relevant for understanding the function of complex market societies.
Learning outcomes
The course is designed so that the students after the completion:
- understand sociology as a science and understand the relationship between the sociological and economic view on human behavior
- get a basic orientation in the structure and the dynamics of society
- acquire conceptual apparatus for describing the development and structure of society
- gain ability to see economic life from a wider social perspective.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is sociology - the object of sociological inquiry, origins of sociological thought
  • 2. Introduction to economic sociology - main background, representatives, paradigms
  • 3. Formal organization - modes of formalization of human action
  • 4. Social stratification - hierarchical arrangement of society, sociological interpretation of social inequality
  • 5. Sociology of labour markets
  • 6. Social capital and economic life
  • 7. Population trends from the sociological perspective
  • 8. Sociological perspective on problems of present Czech society
  • 9. Contemporary global trends and their consequences - sociological aspects of global economic processes
  • 10. Homo anti-economicus
Literature
    required literature
  • Kniha sociologie. Translated by Ivana Rybecká. Vydání první. Praha: Knižní klub, 2016, 352 stran. ISBN 9788024253954. info
  • MAURER, Andrea (ed.). Handbook of Economic Sociology for the 21st Century. New Theoretical Approaches, Empirical Studies and Developments. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2021. eBook ISBN 978-3-030-61619-9.
    recommended literature
  • Economic sociologya systematic inquiry. Edited by Alejandro Portes. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010, xii, 307 p. ISBN 9780691142234. info
  • 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
  • DISMAN, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost : příručka pro uživatele. Páté, nezměněné vydán. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2021, 372 stran. ISBN 9788024650531. info
Teaching methods
The course takes the form of lectures, reading and practice of individual writing (elaboration of the paper).
In the case of study mobility (Erasmus+ etc.), students contact the course guarantor. In this case, we offer options: (1) to take a similar course at a foreign university, (2) to take it a year later.
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.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: tutoriál 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, 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 2025.
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