FF:PGK11A16 Foundations of sociology - Course Information

PGK11A16 Foundations of sociology

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. Mgr. Klára Šeďová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Trnková, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Milan Pol, CSc.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ivana Klusáková

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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Education (programme FF, B-PD)

Course objectives

The course is an introduction to the discipline of Sociology. It maps origins and development of the discipline, informs about topics dealt with in sociology and possible attitudes and scientific approaches. The aim of the course is to present to students a basic orientation in the discipline. As a result, students understand the specifics of various sociological paradigms, branches and schools, and they know their main representatives and basics of scientific research work. They are well informed about basic topics of contemporary sociology and accessible sources of data about Czech society.

Syllabus

• 1. Origins and the object of sociology 2. Consensual sociological theories 3. Sociological theory of conflict 4. Interpretative sociology 5. Post-modernism in Sociology 6. Culture, society, and an individual 7. Socialization and social control 8. Institutionalized behaviour 9. Social stratification and social mobility 10. Contemporary Czech society. Researches and their methodologies

Literature

• BAUMAN, Zygmunt. Myslet sociologicky :netradiční uvedení do sociologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1997, 233 s. ISBN 80-85850-14-1. info
• GIDDENS, Anthony. Sociologie. Edited by Jan Jařab. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 1999, 595 s. ISBN 8072031244. info
• HAVLÍK, Radomír and Jaroslav KOŤA. Sociologie výchovy a školy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2002, 174 s. ISBN 80-7178-635-7. info
• KELLER, Jan. Úvod do sociologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1992. info
• LYOTARD, Jean François. O postmodernismu :postmoderno vysvětlované dětem : postmoderní situace. Translated by Jiří Pechar. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 1993, 206 s. ISBN 80-7007-047-1. info
• Sociologické školy, směry, paradigmata. Edited by Miloslav Petrusek - Alena Miltová - Alena Vodáková. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1994, 249 s. ISBN 80-85850-04-4. info
• Velký sociologický slovník. Sv. 1, A-O. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1996, 747 s. ISBN 80-7184-164-11. info
• Velký sociologický slovník. Sv. II, P-Ž. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1996, s. 749-162. ISBN 80-7184-310-52. info
• JANDOUREK, Jan. Průvodce sociologií. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2008, 208 s. ISBN 9788024723976. URL info
• HARRINGTON, Austin. Moderní sociální teorie : základní témata a myšlenkové proudy. Translated by Hana Antonínová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2006, 495 s. ISBN 8073670933. info
• PETRUSEK, Miloslav. Společnosti pozdní doby. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2006, 459 s. ISBN 9788086429632. info
• MONTOUSSÉ, Marc and Gilles RENOUARD. Přehled sociologie. Edited by Jan Keller, Translated by Kateřina Dohnalová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2005, 335 s. ISBN 8071789763. info

Assessment methods

Course type: lecture Course evaluation: written exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: blokově.

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