SOCn5007 Sociology of climate changes

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Pospěch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Barbora Hubatková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Pospěch, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 U53
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 12/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is for the students to familiarize themselves with the key sociological questions related to climate change and offer them insight into the social science discussions related to this phenomenon.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to discuss the development of society hit by climate change in sociological language. At the same time, they will be able to understand the discussions about climate change and its societal (not)acceptance using the vocabulary of sociological theory.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction 2. Climate change (CC) as a sociological problem 3. Risk society 4. Theoretical approaches to CC 5. CC as a cultural problem 6. CC as social drama 7. Reading Week 8. Psychology of CC 9. Individual responsibility and social change 10. Climate anxiety 11. Optimism, pessimism, denial 12. Project presentations 13. Project presentations
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, presentations, group projects, essays, reading
Assessment methods
Exam (40%), Group project (40%), Presentation (10%), In-class activity (10%)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět nebude vyučován pokud si ho zapíše méně než 5 studujících.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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