BA_Soc_B1 Sociology B 1

University of Finance and Administration
Winter 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Matějů, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Zdeněk Sloboda (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Zdeněk Sloboda
Subdepartment of Management and Marketing – Department of Economics and Management – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Bc. Jan Peterec
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BA_Soc_B1/pMCPH: Mon 12:15–12:59 E305, Mon 13:00–13:45 E305, Z. Sloboda
Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisities for this course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
In this course students should acquire a basic knowledge and overview in the field of sociology. Students will become familiar with the conditions in which this scientific field was established t, as well as its founders and further evolution. In the course students will gain a basic sociological terminology (i.e. social structure, status, group, power, and equality), theories (i.e. classical theories such as Weber, Marx or function structuralism). In the course we will also specifically focus on the area of the sociology of organisation, as well as theories on politic and power.
Syllabus
  • Overview of study topics:
  • 1. Subject, founders, periodization and function of sociology
  • a) Thinking sociologically; Subject and function of sociology
  • b) Social conditions of the foundation
  • c) Periodization of sociology
  • 2. Social structure
  • a) Social stratification, status, inequality and mobility
  • b) Structure of the society
  • c) Social structure in Czech society
  • 3. Sociology of organisation and social group
  • a) Organisation processes, types, principles, leadership
  • b) Formal and informal structure of organisation, corporate culture
  • c) Workgroup, its structure and functions
  • 4. Politics, authority, power
  • a) Theories of power and historical conditionality of politic
  • b) Legitimacy of power, civil society, social movement
  • c) Public and public opinion
Literature
    required literature
  • Giddens, Anthony (2009): Sociology. Polity Press.
  • Appelrouth, Scott - Edeles, Laura Desfor (2008): Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory: Text and Readings. Pine Forge Press/Sage.
  • Harrington, Austin (2004): Modern Social Theory: An Introduction. Oxford.
  • Hall, S. - Held, D. - Huber, D - Thompson, K. (eds.) (2000): Modernity: An Introduction to Modern Societies. Blackwell.
    recommended literature
  • Machonin, Pavel - Adamski, W. - Zapf, W. (2002): Structural change and modernisation in post-socialist societies. Hamburg: Krämer.
Teaching methods
- frontal teching (lectures) - discussion to the very topics - written homework (essay)
Assessment methods
i) Active participation on no less than 75 % lectures/seminars. Participation will be condition for admission to written exam/test.
Note: Students with insufficient participation or with individual study plan will write an abstract/concept paper (2-5 pages) on selected sociological and/or economic or philosophical literature/book (that is related to the course topics and will be approved by teacher).
ii) Written exam/test based on knowledge acquired in the lectures and in the readings.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
General note: b0.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin KS/semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018.
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