USESEC140 Introduction to Sociology

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Richard Przeczek (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D.
Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
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
The course introduces the circumstances of formation and development of sociologic thought, with principal sociologic personalities, concepts and issues. The course is divided into three blocks. The first one introduces sociology in the system of social science and approximates historical circumstance of its origin. The second block deals with key personalities and concepts of classical and modern sociologic theories and introduces history and present state of the discipline in Czech lands. The final block leaves concentration of interpretation of personalities and concept and deals with presentation of sociologic issues: the question of social inequalities, powers, issue of culture and socialization.
Syllabus
  • I. block
    1.Introduction and presentation of course organization
    2.Is sociology science about society?
    3.Historical circumstances of formation of social science
    II. block
    4.Classical sociology in France - Comte, Tocqueville, Durkheim
    5. Classical sociology in Germany - Marx, Weber, Simmel
    6.Sociological view of politics at the beginning of the 20th century - Mannheim, Pareto
    7.History and present of Czech sociology
    8. Modern sociologic theories I. - macrolevel of social system
    9. Modern sociologic theories II. - microlevel of everyday life
    III. block
    10.Social stratification and inequality
    11.Culture a socialization
    12.Power, social norms a social control
Literature
    required literature
  • GIDDENS, Anthony a Philip W SUTTON. Sociologie. Praha: Argo, 2013. ISBN 978-80-257-0807-1. info
  • KELLER, J. Úvod do sociologie. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7419-102-2. info
  • JANÁK, D. Úvod do sociologie. Distanční studijní opora. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
    recommended literature
  • PETRUSEK, M. A KOL. Dějiny sociologie. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3234-3. info
  • BAUMAN, Zygmunt a Tim MAY. Myslet sociologicky: netradiční uvedení do sociologie. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2010. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
To read continuously obligatory literature of the course and on this base pass two partial tests from reading. To hold a presentation (or co-presentation) in tutorial. To pass successfully final test composed of circa ten questions with closed answers.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2017, Summer 2019.
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