ENSd0906 Contemporary Sociological Theory

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Bc. Petra Burišková
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! HEN906 Contemporary Soc. Theory &&!NOW( HEN906 Contemporary Soc. Theory )
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand and explain basic sociological paradigms and issues of contemporary sociological theory;
understand and explain key concepts and theoretical frameworks, which form the core of sociological paradigms and make them function as research programs for empirical analyses;
to distinguish between various interpretative capacities of sociological paradigms and their key concepts;
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of the basic analytical apparatus of general sociological theory.
Syllabus
  • 1. Postmodernity 2. Social construction of reality 3. Theory of social action 4. Consequences of modernity 5. Risk society 6. Classical sociological theory 7. Sociological imagination 8. Contermporary sociological theory 9. Legitimacy crisis
Literature
  • KELLER, Jan. Dějiny klasické sociologie. Vyd. 2. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 529 s. ISBN 9788086429526. info
  • BECK, Ulrich. Riziková společnost : na cestě k jiné moderně. Translated by Otakar Vochoč. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2004, 431 s. ISBN 8086429326. info
  • GIDDENS, Anthony. Důsledky modernity. 2. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2003, 200 s. ISBN 80-86429-15-6. info
  • 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
  • BAUMAN, Zygmunt. Úvahy o postmoderní době. Translated by Miloslav Petrusek. Vyd. 2. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2002, 165 s. ISBN 80-86429-11-3. info
  • HABERMAS, Jürgen. Problémy legitimity v pozdním kapitalismu. Translated by Alena Bakešová - Josef Velek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 2000, 187 s. ISBN 80-7007. info
  • MERTON, Robert King. Studie ze sociologické teorie. Translated by Jana Ogrocká. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 285 stran. ISBN 8085850923. info
  • BERGER, Peter L. and Thomas LUCKMANN. Sociální konstrukce reality : pojednání o sociologii vědění. Edited by Radim Marada, Translated by Jiří Svoboda. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 1999, 214 s. ISBN 8085959461. info
  • BOURDIEU, Pierre. Teorie jednání. Translated by Věra Dvořáková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 179 s. ISBN 8071845183. info
Teaching methods
essays
Assessment methods
written examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
General note: test z četby.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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