Course Unit Code | 711-2605/01 |
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Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 2 ECTS credits |
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Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory type B |
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Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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Year of Study * | First Year |
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Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Winter, Summer Semester |
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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Language of Instruction | Czech |
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Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit |
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Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| VYS06 | Mgr. Markéta Janíková |
| KOW01 | Mgr. Petra Kowaliková, Ph.D. |
Summary |
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The course covers three thematic areas: general sociology (The formation of sociology, Development of approaches to the study of society, Social structure, Social change and social mobility), Culturological perspective in sociology with applications on the organisational culture (Culture concept in sociology, Interpretative and objectivist aproach to the culture, National cultures versus multiculturalism) and partial specific sociological topics (Media and Society, Sociology of the Family, Social deviance). Proceed from general to specific, from general sociology to sociological sub-disciplines, in the case of macro-level view kulturologického national cultures on micro-level corporate culture. |
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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The aim of the course is to strengthen the sociology student ability to respond in general to the world, find their place in a social environment, think about yourself, about the values that surround them, and that he recognizes or rejects. The aim of sociology is to provide fundamental insights into the study of society. Students will infer skill in a social context and from their deceptions of sense (stereotyped thinking). |
Course Contents |
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The formation of sociology.
•Development of approaches to the study of society: selected representatives of sociological thinking.
•Social structure, systems of stratification.
•Social change and social mobility.
•The concept of culture in sociology. General Introduction.
•Objectivist and interpretive view of culture.
•National culture versus multiculturalism.
•Diversity of cultures.
•Introduction to organisational culture.
•Media, culture and society.
•Changes in family form.
•Social deviance.
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Recommended or Required Reading |
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Required Reading: |
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Evans, K. (2006): Studying Society: the essentials, London, Routledge, 220p.
Churton, M. (2000): Theory and Method, Basingstoke, Macmillan Press. 324 p.
Sennett, R. (2006): The culture of the new capitalism. New Haven : Yale University Press.
Newman, D. M.(1999): Sociology of families. Thousand Oaks : Pine Forge Press, 1999.
selected chapters from : Giddens, A. (2001): Sociology. Cambridge : Polity Press, 2001. |
BAUMAN, Zygmunt. Myslet sociologicky – netradiční uvedení do sociologie. 2. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2010. 239 s. ISBN 978-80-7419-026-1.
GIDDENS, Anthony, SUTTON, Philip W. Sociology. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2017. 1192 p. ISBN 978-0745696683.
HAVLÍK, Radomír. Úvod do sociologie. 5. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2007. 128 s. ISBN 978-80-246-1385-7.
LUKÁŠOVÁ, Růžena. Organizační kultura a její změna. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2010. 238 s. ISBN 978-80-247-2951-0.
PETRUSEK, Miloslav. Základy sociologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Akademie veřejné správy, 2009. 189 s. ISBN 978-80-87207-02-4. |
Recommended Reading: |
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Bauman, Z (1998): Globalization: the Human Consequences, Cambridge: Polity.
Bell, M. (2004): An invitation to Environmental Sociology Thousand Oaks, California: Pine Forge Press.
Hirst, P; Thompson, G.(1999): Globalization in question: the international economy and the possibilities of governanc. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Macionis, J.J.(2002): Sociology: a global introduction. Prentice-Hall, 2002.
selected chapters from: Macionis, J.J.(2002: Sociology: a global introduction. Prentice-Hall, 2002.
selected chapters from: Churton, M. (2000): Theory and Method, Basingstoke, Macmillan Press. |
BAUMAN, Zygmunt. Globalization: the Human Consequences, Cambridge : Polity, 1998.
BEDRNOVÁ, Eva, NOVÝ, Ivan a kol. Psychologie a sociologie řízení. 3. rozšířené a doplněné vydání. Praha: Management Press, 2007. 798 s. ISBN 978-80-7261-169-0.
JIRÁK, Jan, KÖPPLOVÁ, Barbara. Média a společnost. Praha: Portál, 2007. 207 s. ISBN 978-80-7367-287-4.
MATĚJŮ, Petr, VLACHOVÁ, Klára [et al.]. Nerovnost, spravedlnost, politika. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000. 402 s. ISBN 80-85850-82-6.
MOŽNÝ, Ivo. Rodina a společnost. 2. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2008. 323 s. ISBN 978-80-86429-87-8.
MUNKOVÁ, Gabriela. Sociální deviace: přehled sociologických teorií. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2001. 134 s. ISBN 80-246-0279-2.
NOVOTNÁ, Eliška. Sociologie sociálních skupin. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2010. 120 s. ISBN 978-80-247-2957-2. |
Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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Assesment methods and criteria |
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Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points (Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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Exercises evaluation | Credit | 85 | 85 |