SOCb2172 Sociology of stratification and inequality

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. Tomáš Doseděl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Fučík, PhD. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Katrňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ing. Tomáš Doseděl, 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)
! SOC172 Sociology of stratification
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
To introduce students to the basic concepts of social stratification. The course is divided into three blocks. In the first block, students are introduced to the basic concepts used in social stratification research. The second block focuses on the basic sources of social inequalities - the family, the school, gender and the state. The third block introduces some of the implications of social stratification on human life.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
- identify the basic sources of social inequalities
- reflect on the consequences of social inequalities in ordinary life
- apply concepts from the field of social stratification
Syllabus
  • 1. Organizational guidelines, introduction to the sociology of stratification and inequality
  • 2. Classics of social stratification (Marx, Weber, Bourdieu)
  • 3. Class division of society (EGP, ESeC)
  • 4. Intergenerational reproduction of inequalities
  • 5. Educational inequalities
  • 6. The state as a source of inequality
  • 7. Reading Week
  • 8. Intersectionality, inequalities by gender and ethnicity
  • 9. Structural shifts in society (industrialisation, post-industrialisation, technological change, Industry 4.0)
  • 10. Labour market
  • 11. Education as a determinant of demographic phenomena
  • 12. Selective matching
Literature
    required literature
  • STANDING, Guy. Prekariát. Translated by Antonín Handl - Petr Janus. Vydání první. V Praze: Rubato, 2018, 295 stran. ISBN 9788087705643. info
  • KATRŇÁK, Tomáš. Třídní analýza a sociální mobilita (Class Analysis and Social Mobility). Brno: CDK, 2005, 211 pp. Studie. ISBN 80-7325-067-5. URL info
    not specified
  • NAVRÁTILOVÁ, Alice. Nerovný vývoj světa a rozvojová teorie. 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 190 stran. ISBN 9788021066755. info
Teaching methods
lectures, discussions
Assessment methods
written or oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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