ESOn4006 Social Stratification and Labour Market

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2020
Rozsah
1/1/0. 10 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Beatrice Elena Chromková Manea, M.A., Ph.D. (přednášející)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Katrňák, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Katrňák, Ph.D.
Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
St 10:00–11:40 U34
Předpoklady
! SOC792 Soc. Stratification and Labour
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 25 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/25, pouze zareg.: 0/25, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/25
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course examines contemporary processes of social stratification, social structure, social class, social mobility, well-being, gender, family and their impact on the labour market. The course will aim to describe the trends in sociological and economic theories in the field of labor market and socioeconomic inequalities as well as to evaluate the contributions made by various theoretical perspectives to our understanding of labor market and socioeconomic inequalities, and provide examples of their application in the field of labor market and socioeconomic inequalities.
Výstupy z učení
- to demonstrate familiarity with the basic concepts in social stratification, labor market and socioeconomic inequalities.
- to describe the major changes related to the study of socioeconomic inequalities.
- to demonstrate familiarity with some of the most important trends in the field of labor market, social mobility, educational and socioeconomic inequalities.
- to discuss how and why contemporary societal trends influence labor market and socioeconomic inequalities, and the consequences of such changes on it.
Osnova
  • 1. Introduction, course organization
  • 2. Main concepts in social stratification research
  • 3. Inequality and society
  • 4. Socioeconomic inequality and its indicators in the labor market: concepts of social classes and ISEI
  • 5. Four generations of social stratification researchers
  • 6. Social mobility
  • 7. Reading week
  • 8. Midterm exam. The meaning of work in contemporary economy
  • 9. Diversity in the workplace: Unemployment and underemployment
  • 10. Non-standard paid work (spatial, temporal and contractual). Unpaid work – domestic and voluntary work. Globalization, flexibility and the transformation of paid and unpaid work
  • 11. Well-being and employment
  • 12. Work roles and life roles - work-life preferences and work-life balance within the framework of social and family policies
  • 13. Research paper presentation. Final exam
Literatura
    doporučená literatura
  • EHRENBERG, Ronald G. a Robert Stewart SMITH. Modern labor economics : theory and public policy. 11th ed. Boston: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2012, xxi, 650. ISBN 9780132727655. info
  • Social class in Europe : an introduction to the European socio-economic classification. Edited by David Rose - Eric Harrison. London: Routledge, 2010, 321 s. ISBN 9780415458016. info
  • STRANGLEMAN, Tim a Tracey WARREN. Work and society : sociological approaches, themes and methods. 1st pub. Abingdon: Routledge, 2008, x, 344. ISBN 9780415336482. info
  • Social mobility in Europe. Edited by Richard Breen. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, xx, 445. ISBN 0199258457. info
Výukové metody
The course is designed as a lecture-seminar format with core readings (mostly available in pdf format in IS). Each class is based on a careful reading of compulsory texts that will be discussed in-depth during the class.
Metody hodnocení
Grading consists of three parts: 1) weekly questions and class participation (10 points), 2) research paper (10 points), 3) midterm written test (15 points) and 4) final written test (15 points). Both tests are based on compulsory readings. The familiarity with these texts is necessary to pass the course.
Points translate into the final grade according to this scheme: 45-50 points: A; 40-44 points: B; 35-39 points: C; 30-34 points: D; 25-29 points: E; 0-24 points: F
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Doc. Tomáš Katrňák
katrnak@fss.muni.cz, Room 3.54
Office Hours: Wednesday 11:15-12:30
Dr. Beatrice Chromková Manea
manea@fss.muni.cz, Room 3.55
Office Hours: Mondays: 9.00 – 10:00
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2021, podzim 2022, podzim 2023, podzim 2024.