HEN906 Contemporary Sociological Theory

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Veronika Išová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand and explain basic sociological paradigms and issues of contemporary sociological theory;
understand and explain key concepts and theoretical frameworks, which form the core of sociological paradigms and make them function as research programs for empirical analyses;
to distinguish between various interpretative capacities of sociological paradigms and their key concepts;
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of the basic analytical apparatus of general sociological theory.
Syllabus
  • 1. Postmodernity 2. Social construction of reality 3. Theory of social action 4. Consequences of modernity 5. Risk society 6. Classical sociological theory 7. Sociological imagination 8. Contermporary sociological theory 9. Legitimacy crisis
Literature
  • KELLER, Jan. Dějiny klasické sociologie. Vyd. 2. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 529 s. ISBN 9788086429526. info
  • BECK, Ulrich. Riziková společnost : na cestě k jiné moderně. Translated by Otakar Vochoč. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2004, 431 s. ISBN 8086429326. info
  • GIDDENS, Anthony. Důsledky modernity. 2. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2003, 200 s. ISBN 80-86429-15-6. info
  • MILLS, Charles Wright. Sociologická imaginace. Edited by Todd Gitlin, Translated by Václav Dušek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2002, 310 s. ISBN 80-86429-04-0. info
  • BAUMAN, Zygmunt. Úvahy o postmoderní době. Translated by Miloslav Petrusek. Vyd. 2. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2002, 165 s. ISBN 80-86429-11-3. info
  • HABERMAS, Jürgen. Problémy legitimity v pozdním kapitalismu. Translated by Alena Bakešová - Josef Velek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 2000, 187 s. ISBN 80-7007. info
  • MERTON, Robert King. Studie ze sociologické teorie. Translated by Jana Ogrocká. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 285 stran. ISBN 8085850923. info
  • BERGER, Peter L. and Thomas LUCKMANN. Sociální konstrukce reality : pojednání o sociologii vědění. Edited by Radim Marada, Translated by Jiří Svoboda. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 1999, 214 s. ISBN 8085959461. info
  • BOURDIEU, Pierre. Teorie jednání. Translated by Věra Dvořáková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 179 s. ISBN 8071845183. info
Teaching methods
essays
Assessment methods
written examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
General note: test z četby.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018.
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