SOC701 Guide to Sociology

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kateřina Sidiropulu Janků, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Jana Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D.
Division of Sociology – Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 27 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Course provides basic information about the key concepts of sociology. It is organised in four thematic blocks: (a) sociology as a form of knowledge, (b) individual and society, (c) structures of power, (d) social change. The course seeks to uncover the interdependence between the biographical experience of individual social actors and historical dynamics of the institutional structures of society.
Syllabus
  • Introduction Sociological themes and theories
  • Social interactions, social norms a deviance
  • Gender, kinship, family
  • Stratification, social classes and ethnic groups
  • The rise of modern organizations and economy
  • State, government and political power
  • Education, popular culture and media
  • Religion in the modern world
  • Social change, modern urbanisation and revolution
Literature
  • MILLS, Charles Wright. Sociologická imaginace. Edited by Todd Gitlin, Translated by Václav Dušek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2002, 310 s. ISBN 80-86429-04-0. info
  • MERTON, Robert King. Studie ze sociologické teorie. Translated by Jana Ogrocká. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 285 s. ISBN 80-85850-92-3. info
  • GIDDENS, Anthony. Sociologie. Edited by Jan Jařab. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 1999, 595 s. ISBN 8072031244. info
  • GOFFMAN, Erving. Všichni hrajeme divadlo :sebeprezentace v každodenním životě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Studia Ypsilon, 1999, 247 s. ISBN 80-902482-4-1. info
  • BAUMAN, Zygmunt. Úvahy o postmoderní době. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1995, 163 s. ISBN 80-85850-12-5. info
Assessment methods
Form of teaching: lectures; seminars
Requirements: essay; written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Kurs je určen pro posluchače kombinovaného studia, a má proto specifický způsob vyuky.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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