FSS:SOC105 Sociological classics - Course Information
SOC105 Classical sociological theories
Faculty of Social StudiesAutumn 2018
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Roman Vido, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- SOUHLAS
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- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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- Course objectives
- The course introduces students to major classical sociological theories. Students review the main streams of sociological thought in 19th and in the beginning of 20th century, focusing on the work and thoughts of Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx and Georg Simmel. The classics of sociology will be compared with respect to their definition of social sciences, their views on modern society, their understanding of history, their conceptions of capitalism, and their ideas on social change. Important objectives of the course are to identify the conceptual core of the discipline and to critically evaluate the relevance of the classical theories to contemporary societies in the beginning of 21st century. After successful graduation of the course, students are also able to identify and formulate the most important elements of the theoretical conceptions, to compare the discussed interpretations of modernity, to find their commonalities and differences and understand basic methodological resources of the discipline of sociology. Course materials include both the original texts and the secondary undergraduate literature, used to examine the concepts, methods, and explanation in classical sociological thought.
- Syllabus
- 1. Classical sociology and modern society
- 2. Predecessors of sociological theory
- 3. Alexis de Tocqueville: Democratic revolution
- 4. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: Bourgeois revolution
- 5. Quest for the sociological method: A. Comte and H. Spencer
- 6. Emile Durkheim and the sociological method
- 7. Emile Durkheim and the division of labour in society
- 8. Emile Durkheim and the tranformations of collective representations
- 9. May Weber and value-free science
- 10. Max Weber and rationalization as a historical process
- 11. Max Weber and economic ethics of world religions
- 12. Georg Simmel and the sociology of forms
- 13. Georg Simmel and the conflict in modern culture
- Literature
- DURKHEIM, Émile. Sociologie a sociální vědy (Přít.) : Sociologie a filosofie ; Sociologie a sociální vědy. info
- MARTUCCELLI, Danilo. Sociologie modernity : itinerář 20. století. Translated by Pavla Doležalová - Jana Spoustová. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2008, 494 s. ISBN 9788073251451. 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
- KELLER, Jan. Dějiny klasické sociologie. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2004, 529 stran. ISBN 8086429342. info
- CUIN, Charles-Henry and François GRESLE. Dějiny sociologie. Translated by Jindřich Veselý. Praha: Slon, Sociologické nakladatelství, 2004, 263 stran. ISBN 8086429334. info
- TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis de. Demokracie v Americe. Translated by Vladimír Jochmann. Vyd. 2., v nakladatelství A. Praha: Academia, 2000, 624 s. ISBN 8020008292. info
- WEBER, Max. Metodologie, sociologie a politika. Translated by Miloš Havelka. 1. vyd. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1998, 354 s. ISBN 80-86005-48-8. info
- SIMMEL, Georg. Peníze v moderní kultuře a jiné eseje. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1997, 206 s. ISBN 80-85850-50-8. info
- MARX, Karl. Odcizení a emancipace člověka. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1967, 381 s. URL info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, reading (self-study)
- Assessment methods
- Students must pass two written online tests and a final written exam. The content of the tests and the exam is based on the compulsory reading and presentations from lectures. The tests cannot be repeated. More information about the evaluation of the course is available in the course syllabus.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Pouze pro studenty nižších imatr. ročníků, než 2017/18.
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