PH1215 Introduction to Sociology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Pavel Kvaltýn (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 13:20–14:55 A11 stara
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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is conceived as a combination of reading and teaching. The main objectives of the course are the following: approach to the sociological way of thinking about reality, capability for orientation in principal sociological conceptions, concepts and paradigms, ability to operate with them and to formulate critical reflection about them.
Syllabus
  • 1. Constitution of sociology as a science (Comte, Spencer, Tönnies, Tocqueville)
  • 2. Classical sociological theories I (Marx, Durkheim I)
  • 3. Classical sociological theories II (Durkheim II, Weber)
  • 4. Classical sociological theories III (Simmel, Veblen, Pareto)
  • 5. Classical sociological theories IV (psychologism, sociology of knowledge, Frankfurt school)
  • 6. Contemporary sociological theories I - "Homology" (Bourdieu, Bell)
  • 7. Contemporary sociological theories II - "Power" (Foucault, Castells)
  • 8. Contemporary sociological theories III - "New modernity" (Beck, Giddens, Bauman)
  • 9. Reading week
  • 10. Excurcus into the sociological subdisciplines I - Theories of globalization
  • 11. Excurcus into the sociological subdisciplines II - Sociology of religion: theories of (non)secularization
  • 12. Excurcus into the sociological subdisciplines III - Sociology of musical taste
  • 13. Sociology in practise: construction and methodology of research (main conceptions and methods)
Literature
  • Pozvání do sociologie :humanistická perspektiva. Edited by Peter L. Berger. 2. vyd. Brno: BARRISTER & PRINCIPAL, 2003, 194 s. ISBN 80-85947-90-0. info
  • BERGER, Peter L. and Thomas LUCKMANN. Sociální konstrukce reality :pojednání o sociologii vědění. Translated by Jiří Svoboda. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 1999, 214 s. ISBN 80-85959-46-1. info
  • KELLER, Jan. Úvod do sociologie. 5. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2004, 204 s. ISBN 9788086429397. info
  • Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost :příručka pro uživatele. Edited by Miroslav Disman. 3. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 374 s. ISBN 80-246-0139-7. info
  • BAUMAN, Zygmunt and Tim MAY. Myslet sociologicky : netradiční uvedení do sociologie. Translated by Jana Ogrocká. V tomto překladu přeprac. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2004, 239 s. ISBN 8086429288. info
  • GIDDENS, Anthony. Sociologie. Edited by Jan Jařab. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 1999, 595 s. ISBN 8072031244. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, reading
Assessment methods
Two critical reflections based on given readings (form of short essay), final written test (minimum to pass: 60% of the points).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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