BA_Soc_B1 Sociology B 1

Vysoká škola finanční a správní
zima 2013
Rozsah
2/0. 8 hodin KS/semestr. 6 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
prof. PhDr. Petr Matějů, Ph.D. (cvičící)
Mgr. Zdeněk Sloboda (cvičící)
Garance
Mgr. Zdeněk Sloboda
Sekce managementu a marketingu (FES, KEM) – Katedra ekonomie a managementu (FES, KEM) – Katedry – Vysoká škola finanční a správní
Kontaktní osoba: Bc. Jan Peterec
Rozvrh seminárních/paralelních skupin
BA_Soc_B1/pMCPH: Po 12:15–12:59 E305, Po 13:00–13:45 E305, Z. Sloboda
Předpoklady
There are no pre-requisities for this course.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je otevřen studentům libovolného oboru.
Cíle předmětu
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.
Osnova
  • 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
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • 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.
    doporučená literatura
  • Machonin, Pavel - Adamski, W. - Zapf, W. (2002): Structural change and modernisation in post-socialist societies. Hamburg: Krämer.
Výukové metody
- frontal teching (lectures) - discussion to the very topics - written homework (essay)
Metody hodnocení
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.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Navazující předměty
Informace učitele
Following course BA_Soc_B2
Další komentáře
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Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích zima 2011, zima 2012, zima 2014, zima 2015, zima 2016, zima 2017, zima 2018.