Course: Sociology

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Course title Sociology
Course code KUMK/KSOCL
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, Czech, Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Stránský Michal, Mgr. PhD.
Course content
1. Precursors of social thought and sociology 2. The emergence of sociology as a science, components of sociology 3. Basic concepts (social group, association, community) 4. The development of sociology 5. Social stratification and social mobility 6. Socialization, deviance 7. Culture, social change, and social movements 8. Family, community, religion 9. Organizations, power, bureaucracy, social policy 10. Consensus theory 11. Sociology of conflict 12. Empirical research and public opinion 13. Social motivational structure

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 64 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Prerequisities are not set.
Prerequisities are not set.
learning outcomes
knowledge of the history of sociology
knowledge of the history of sociology
knowledge of basic sociological terms
knowledge of basic sociological terms
knowledge of the issue of social deviance
knowledge of the issue of social deviance
knowledge of the sociological perspective on the family
knowledge of the sociological perspective on the family
knowledge of conflict and consensus theory
knowledge of conflict and consensus theory
Skills
explain the theory of power
explain the theory of power
explain the role of social policy
explain the role of social policy
explain the social role of religion
explain the social role of religion
explain the issue of sociological research
explain the issue of sociological research
explain the issue of public opinion research
explain the issue of public opinion research
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Skills
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Recommended literature
  • AARONS, Haydn a WILLIS, Evan. The sociological quest: an introduction to the study of social life. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. ISBN 978-1-03-232709-9.
  • BAUMAN, Zygmunt. Tekuté časy: život ve věku nejistoty. Praha: Academia, 2017. ISBN 978-80-20027-40-5.
  • DANICS, Štefan; URBAN, Lukáš a DUBSKÝ, Josef. Základy sociologie a politologie. 5. upravené a rozšířené vydání. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2022. ISBN 978-80-7380-878-5.
  • GIDDENS, Anthony a Philip W. SUTTON. Sociologie. Praha: Argo, 2013. ISBN 978-80-257-0807-1.
  • KELLER, Jan. Současná francouzská sociologie. Praha: Karolinum, 2023. ISBN 978-80-24653-59-4.
  • Keller, Jan. Úvod do sociologie. 4. rozš. vyd. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 1997. ISBN 8085850257.
  • URBAN, Lukáš. Sociologie: Klíčová témata a pojmy, 2., doplněné a aktualizované vydání. Grada, 2022. ISBN 978-80-271-3056-6.
  • WEEKS, Marcus a kol. Kniha sociologie. Praha: Universum, 2016. ISBN 978-80-2425-395-4.


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