SOCb2143 Housing Sociology

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Dr. Aleš Burjanek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Dr. Aleš Burjanek, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! SOC143 Housing Sociology
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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is thematically focused on the application of sociological concepts in various housing contexts. The course will enable students to evaluate in particular: (a) the parameters of the housing situation in the Czech Republic against the background of a broader framework of European countries; (b) ways of perception the living environment with regard to the social differences of the actors; (c) housing preferences of the population; (d) specifics of housing in Czech and European housing estates; (e) the social and spatial consequences of living in suburbs; (f) the effects of residential segregation and gentrification on housing; (g) the conceptualization of the term ghetto and its current context in Western countries.
Learning outcomes
- apply sociological concepts in different housing contexts - evaluate the parameters of the housing situation in the Czech Republic against the background of the wider framework of European countries; - understand in particular: the ways of perceiving the residential environment with respect to the social differences of actors; the preferences of residents in housing and their social context; and the social and spatial consequences of housing in the suburbs.
Syllabus
  • (1) Introductory commentary on basic concepts;
  • (2) Housing situation: the Czech Republic and EU countries;
  • (3) Perception of living environment and housing preferences;
  • (4) Housing estates: Birth, specifics, prospects;
  • (5) Suburbanization and housing;
  • (6) Spatial segregation and gentrification
  • (7) Housing and specific socio-spatial formations: ghetto.
Literature
  • WACQUANT, L. 2012. „A Janus-Faced Institution of Ethnoracial Closure: Sociological Specification of the Ghetto.” In: Hutchison, R., Haynes, B. 2012. (eds.) The Ghetto. Boulder, Westview Press. (pp. 1-31). (31 stran)
  • WASSENBERG, F., TURKINGTON, R. & van KEMPEN, R. 2004. „High-rise housing estates in Europe.“ In: Wassenberg, F., Turkington, R. & van Kempen, R. (eds.) High-rise housing in Europe. Delft: Onderzoekinstituut OTB. str. 1-14 (14 stran)
  • MULÍČEK, O. 2002. „Suburbanizace v Brně a jeho okolí.“ In: Sýkora, L. (ed.) Suburbanizace a její sociální, ekonomické a ekologické důsledky. Ústav pro ekopolitiku, Praha. str. 171-181 (11 stran)
  • MUSIL, J. 2005. „Jak se formovala sociologie bydlení.“ Sociologický časopis. Vol 41, No 2. (207-225)
  • PERMENTIER, M., VAN HAM, M., BOLT, G. 2008. „Same Neighbourhood . . . Different Views? A Confrontation of Internal and External Neighbourhood Reputations“. Housing Studies. Vol. 23, No. 6, (pp. 833–855). (23 stran)
  • OUŘEDNÍČEK, M. 2003. „Suburbanizace Prahy“ Sociologický časopis. Vol. 39, No. 2. str.235-253, (19 stran)
  • SUNEGA, P., BROUMOVÁ, I., KÁŽMÉR, L., LUX, M. 2013. „Jak jsme spokojeni se svým bydlením?“ http://seb.soc.cas.cz/index.php/realizovanevyzkumy/36-czech/vyzkumy/69-postoje-k-bydleni-2013 (13 stran)
  • DEKKER, K., van KEMPEN, R. 2009. „Resident Satisfaction in Post-WWII Housing Estates“. In: Rowlands, R., Musterd, S., Kempen, R. (eds.) Mass Housing in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan. (pp. 53-76). (22 stran)
  • SÝKORA, L. 2003. „Suburbanizace a její společenské důsledky“. Sociologický časopis, Vol 39, No 2, s. 217-233. (17 stran)
  • LESS, L., SLATER, T. WYLY, E. 2008. Gentrification. London, Routledge. (pp. 3-10; 30-35; 163-179). (31 stran)
  • RAINWATER, L. 1970. Behind Ghetto Walls. Black Families in a Federal Slum. Aldine Publishing Company. Chicago.
  • WHITEHEAD, Ch., SCANLON, K. 2007 Social Housing in Europe. London School of Economics and Political Science. LSE, London.
  • OUŘEDNÍČEK, M., ŠPAČKOVÁ, P., POSPÍŠILOVÁ, L. 2018. “Long-term Development and Current Socio-Spatial Differentiation of Housing Estates in Prague, Czechia” In: Hess, D. B et al. (eds.), Housing Estates in Europe. The Urban Book Series. https://doi.org/10
  • KUBEŠ, J., KOVÁCS, Z. 2020. „The kaleidoscope of Gentrification in post-socialist Cities.” Urban Studies. 2020, Vol. 57 (13) 2591–2611. (21 stran)
  • LUX, Martin and Petr SUNEGA. Jak dobře investovat do bydlení. Photo by Kryštof Blažek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2006, 161 s. ISBN 8086429563. info
  • GOTTDIENER, Mark and Ray HUTCHISON. The new urban sociology. 3rd ed. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 2006, xvii, 409. ISBN 0813343186. info
  • LYNCH, Kevin. Image of the city. Translated by Lenka Popelová - Jaroslav Huťa. 1. do češtiny přeložené. Praha: Polygon, 2004, xi, 202. ISBN 8072730940. info
  • LUX, Martin. Spokojenost českých občanů s bydlením. Praha: Sociologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, 2002, 51 s. ISBN 8073300141. 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
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
lectures, seminars, papers; exam - written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Předmět nebude vyučován pokud si ho zapíše méně než 5 studujících.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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