ESOn4022 Inequality and Society

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Katrňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. Tomáš Doseděl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Beatrice Elena Chromková Manea, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jiří Navrátil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Laura Fónadová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Katrňák, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 U33
Prerequisites
Optional class, that is intended for students studying for a master’s degree in sociology at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Masaryk University.
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 1/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
To get information about inequalities in contemporary societies and their roles in social life.
Learning outcomes
This course focuses on the analysis and interpretation of various types of inequalities in contemporary societies. Students will learn to understand inequalities and what is their consequences for social life.
Syllabus
  • Introduction, course organization
  • Inequality: main concepts
  • Inequality, wellbeing, quality of life and health
  • Inequality in gender roles
  • Inequality and labour market
  • Inequality of globalization and technological turn
  • Reading week
  • Inequality, segregation and diversity
  • Inequality, educational opportunity and social mobility
  • Inequality and ethnicity
  • Inequality – development in CEE countries
  • Inequality and capital
  • Inequality and politics
Literature
    required literature
  • MASSEY, Douglas S. Categorically unequal : the American stratification system. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2007, xvii, 319. ISBN 9780871545855. info
    recommended literature
  • THERBORN, Göran. The killing fields of inequality. 1st pub. Cambridge: Polity, 2013, vii, 212. ISBN 9780745662596. info
Teaching methods
lecture, seminar
Assessment methods
written test, presentations
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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