SOCb1004 Beginner's seminar of Introduction to Sociology

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jiří Navrátil, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alica Synek Rétiová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Iva Šmídová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniela Rendl (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Alica Synek Rétiová, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SOCb1004/1: Mon 12:00–13:40 U34, R. Marada
SOCb1004/2: Mon 14:00–15:40 U34, R. Marada
SOCb1004/3: Tue 14:00–15:40 U33, I. Šmídová
SOCb1004/4: Wed 10:00–11:40 U34, A. Synek Rétiová
SOCb1004/5: Thu 21. 9. 12:00–13:40 U34, Thu 5. 10. 12:00–13:40 U34, Thu 12. 10. 12:00–13:40 U34, Thu 19. 10. 12:00–13:40 U34, Thu 26. 10. 12:00–13:40 U32, Thu 2. 11. 12:00–13:40 U34, Thu 9. 11. 12:00–13:40 U34, Thu 16. 11. 12:00–13:40 U34, Thu 23. 11. 12:00–13:40 U34, Thu 30. 11. 12:00–13:40 U34, Thu 7. 12. 12:00–13:40 U34, Thu 14. 12. 12:00–13:40 U34, J. Navrátil
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! SOC104 Beginner's sem.of Intr.to soc.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 120 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 77/120, only registered: 0/120
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand main topics, theories and discussions in the field of sociological thinking;
apply basic concepts of sociology;
practice the use of critical arguments in academic discussions;
to write position papers and short sociological commentaries to a given topic.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able:
(a) to understand basic sociological concepts and theories (b) to connect theoretical knowledge with empirical facts (c) to summarize the main point of sociological texts required for reading (d) to write a short sociological commentary to a given topic
Syllabus
  • Sociological thinking and object of sociology: Berger
  • Modern rationality and capitalism: Weber
  • Modernity, commodification, alienation: Marx, Engels
  • Social forms and modern culture: Simmel
  • Structural differentiation and modernization of society: Elias
  • Expert systems, bureaucratic rationality and morality: Bauman
  • Risk, surveillance and security: Foucault
  • Gender, inequalities and symbolic power: Bourdieu
  • Cultural memory and politics of memory: Assmann, Nora
  • Changes of modernity, information age: Zuboff
Literature
  • Pozvání do sociologie :humanistická perspektiva. Edited by Peter L. Berger. 2. vyd. Brno: BARRISTER & PRINCIPAL, 2003, 194 s. ISBN 80-85947-90-0. info
  • WEBER, Max. Autorita, etika a společnost : pohled sociologa do dějin. Translated by Jan J. Škoda. 1. české vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1997, 294 s. ISBN 8020406115. info
  • Vybrané spisy (Variant) : Vybrané spisy v pěti svazcích. Svazek 1, (1843-1849) : Vybrané spisy v pěti svazcích. Svazek 2, 1850-1866 : Vybrané spisy v pěti svazcích. Svazek 3, 1867-1875 : Vybrané spisy v pěti svazcích. Svazek 4, 1875-1883 : Vybrané spisy. info
  • SIMMEL, Georg. Peníze v moderní kultuře a jiné eseje. Translated by Otakar Vochoč. 2. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2006, 206 s. ISBN 8086429598. info
  • O procesu civilizace : sociogenetické a psychogenetické studie. Edited by Norbert Elias, Translated by Josef Boček. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2006, 338 s. ISBN 8072038389. info
  • BAUMAN, Zygmunt. Modernita a holocaust. Translated by Jana Ogrocká. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2003, 331 s. ISBN 80-86429-23-7. info
  • FOUCAULT, Michel. Dohlížet a trestat : kniha o zrodu vězení. Translated by Čestmír Pelikán. Praha: Dauphin, 2000, 427 s. ISBN 8086019969. info
  • BOURDIEU, Pierre. Nadvláda mužů. Edited by Miloslav Petrusek, Translated by Věra Dvořáková. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2000, 145 s. ISBN 8071847755. info
  • Paměť a trauma pohledem humanitních věd : komentovaná antologie teoretických textů. Edited by Alexander Kratochvil. Vydání první. Praha: Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR, 2015, 341 stran. ISBN 9788074701092. info
  • ZUBOFF, Shoshana. Věk kapitalismu dohledu : boj o budoucnost lidstva u nové hranice moci. Translated by Sylva Ficová. Vydání první. Praha: Argo, 2022, 725 stran. ISBN 9788025739365. info
Teaching methods
seminars, reading, homework, class discussion
Assessment methods
presence, 10 written summaries from reading, 2 written exams in class
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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