SOC603 ATHOS: Social Theory Seminar

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Gábor Oláh, 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
Timetable
Fri 13:30–15:00 3.70
Prerequisites
completed undergraduate program
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Creation of a friendly and stress-less environment for collaborative work in the field of social theory.
Learning outcomes
Studující v předmětu nabývají následujících znalostí a dovedností: porozumět a reprodukovat komplexní a abstraktní argumenty v sociologické analýze; rozpoznat funkce abstraktních konceptů a komplexní argumentace pro vysvětlení empirických fenoménů; kreativní, avšak disciplinované užívání abstraktních teoretických konceptů v empirickém zkoumání; rozpoznání analytického dosahu a omezení různých teoretických přístupů ke studiu sociálních fenoménů; rozvinutí vlastní sociologické představivosti.
Syllabus
  • The course changes its content and thematic orientation semester by semester. The syllabus itself is designed in collaboration with the actual group of students, and it reflects their own last texts as well as their actual interests and the newest developments in the field.
Literature
  • REED, Isaac. Interpretation and social knowledge : on the use of theory in the human sciences. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2011, 194 s. ISBN 9780226706740. info
  • HEDSTRÖM, Peter. Dissecting the social : on the principles of analytical sociology. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, x, 177. ISBN 0521796679. info
  • LATOUR, Bruno. Reassembling the social : an introduction to actor-network-theory. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005, x, 301. ISBN 9780199256051. info
  • JOAS, Hans. The creativity of action. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1996, x, 336. ISBN 0226400441. info
  • ALEXANDER, Jeffrey C. Theoretical logic in sociology. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1983, xx, 240. ISBN 0520044827. info
Teaching methods
Individual presentations of the theoretical aspects of one's own work (text); semi-moderated critical debate of the theoretical dimensions in an academic paper.
Assessment methods
Students are granted credits individually, depending on the nature and extent of their individual participation in the seminar. Major criteria: elaborating and presenting own text; the extent to which that text can be considered as completed; an active participation in the seminar discussions.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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