BPV_SOPE Economic Sociology

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
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
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 75 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 32/75, only registered: 52/75, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 50/75
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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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 views on human behaviour
- get a basic orientation in the structure and the dynamics of society
- acquire conceptual apparatus for describing the development and structure of society
- gain the ability to see economic life from a wider social perspective.
In addition to the theoretical themes, students will also learn about the main research methods.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is sociology - the object of sociological inquiry, origins of sociological thought
  • 2. Introduction to economic sociology
  • 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. Social research methods - basics of methods
  • 9. Homo anti-economicus?
  • 10. Sociological perspective on problems of present Czech society
  • 11. Formation of post-communist economic systems - sociological characteristic
  • 12. Contemporary global trends and their 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
  • Maurer Andrea: Handbook of Economic Sociology for the 21st Century : New Theoretical Approaches, Empirical Studies and Developments. 2019. e-book https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/masaryk-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6607694
    recommended literature
  • Economic sociologya systematic inquiry. Edited by Alejandro Portes. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010, xii, 307 p. ISBN 9780691142234. 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
  • DISMAN, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost : příručka pro uživatele. Páté, nezměněné vydán. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2021, 372 stran. ISBN 9788024650531. info
  • BOURDIEU, Pierre. Teorie jednání. Translated by Věra Dvořáková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 179 s. ISBN 8071845183. info
  • MORAWSKI, Witold. Ekonomická sociologie. Translated by Jiří Ogrocký. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 338 stran. ISBN 8086429431. info
  • PUNCH, Keith. Úspěšný návrh výzkumu. Translated by Jan Hendl. Vydání druhé. Praha: Portál, 2015, 230 stran. ISBN 9788026209805. info
  • Velký sociologický slovník. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1996, 747 s. ISBN 8071841641. info
Teaching methods
The course takes the form of lectures, seminar discussions and presentations. Full-time study students will also acquire the basics of research procedures.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by the written exam and the student can attend the written exam provided that she/he fulfils the conditions:
1. achieving 80% active participation (continuous ongoing preparation and processing of assignments)
2. presentation of the paper or elaboration of the research proposal
3. written test (minimum required score is 60%)
If a student is found to commit a prohibited act, such as using banned tools, cheating, or removing any part of the exam, the teacher is allowed to interrupt the exam and grade the student with F, FF or FFF, depending on the seriousness of the offence. The mentioned policy applies to all activities that are part of the final evaluation of the course, such as seminar work, essays, tests etc.).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Předmět bude otevřen při min. počtu 5 osob.
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 2024.
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