SOC716 Urban sociology

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Slavomíra Ferenčuhová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michaela Šuleřová (lecturer)
Mgr. Barbora Vacková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Timetable
Fri 27. 2. 14:00–15:10 U35, Fri 27. 3. 14:00–15:10 U35, Fri 15. 5. 14:00–15:10 U35
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
Course objectives
The course is devoted to the broader social context in which cities are developing and functioning. After the concise introduction of the discipline, the problem of urbanization is discussed. Commentary then follows various definitions and classifications of cities, including category of the world / global cities respectively. Internal structure of the city is examined in detail and several useful tools developed for measurement of urban space differences are introduced. The course also helps to analyze results of wide scope of community studies and the different features of urban neighborhoods. Influence of 'new urban sociology' is discussed and several different perspectives on urban way of life are offered. The final part of the course deals with 'problem' (deprived, excluded) urban neighborhoods and their typologies.
Syllabus
  • 1) Basic topics and approaches in urban sociology;
  • (2) Urbanization;
  • (3) Definitions and classifications of cities;
  • (4) Internal structure of the city (a) Classic theory of land use; Typology of urban neighborhoods;
  • (5) Internal structure of the city (b) Residential segregation; gentrification;
  • (6) Internal structure of the city (c) How to measure urban internal structure by means of factor and cluster analysis;
  • (7) Community studies;
  • (8) Neighborhoods;
  • (9) New urban sociology;
  • (10) Socially excluded urban localities.
Literature
  • Fischer, C. 1984. The Urban Experience. San Diego, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publ.
  • WACQUANT, Loïc. Urban outcasts : a comparative sociology of advanced marginality. First published. Cambridge: Polity, 2008, xii, 342. ISBN 9780745631257. info
  • MULÍČEK, Ondřej. Faktorová analýza segregace - příklad Brna (Factorial analysis of segregation - the case of Brno). In Prevence prostorové segregace. Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj, Univerzita Karlova v Praze, katedra sociální geografie a regionálního rozvoje, 2005, p. 60-70. ISBN bez ISBN. odkaz na sborník na stránkách MMR info
  • Readings in planning theory. Edited by Scott Campbell - Susan S. Fainstein. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 2003, x, 475. ISBN 0631223479. info
  • Suburbanizace a její sociální, ekonomické a ekologické důsledky. Edited by Luděk Sýkora. Praha: Ústav pro ekopolitiku, 2002, 191 s. : i. ISBN 80-901914-49-5. info
  • Suburbanizace a její sociální, ekonomické a ekologické důsledky. Edited by Luděk Sýkora. Praha: Ústav pro ekopolitiku, 2002, 191 s. : i. ISBN 80-901914-49-5. info
  • HORSKÁ, Pavla, Jiří MUSIL and Eduard MAUR. Zrod velkoměsta : urbanizace českých zemí a Evropa. Vyd. 1. Praha: Paseka, 2002, 352 s. ISBN 8071854093. info
  • SASSEN, Saskia. The global city :New York, London, Tokyo. 2nd ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2001, xxvi, 447. ISBN 0-691-07063-6. info
  • Globalizing cities :a new spatial order? Edited by Peter Marcuse - Ronald van Kempen. 1st pub. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2000, xviii, 318. ISBN 0-631-21290-6. info
  • BURJANEK, Aleš. Segregace (Segregation). Sociologický časopis. Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 1997, roč. 33, 4/1997, p. 423-443, 12 pp. ISSN 0038-0288. info
  • Sociology : introductory readings. Edited by Anthony Giddens. 1st pub. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1997, x, 467. ISBN 074561874X. info
  • GOTTDIENER, Mark. The new urban sociology. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994, xv, 368. ISBN 0070239126. info
  • SCHWAB, William A. The sociology of cities. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1992, xiv, 514 s. ISBN 0-13-817610-8. info
Assessment methods
Students (selectively) elaborate papers based on the selected literature.
Exam: written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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