SOCb2119 Sociology for non-sociologists

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Pospěch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Zuzana Talašová (lecturer)
Mgr. Karel Němeček (assistant)
Mgr. Miroslava Smolková (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
Wed 12:00–13:40 P31 Posluchárna I. A. Bláhy
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!PROGRAM(B-SOC)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 250 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 175/250, only registered: 0/250, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/250
Abstract
The course offers a basic insight into sociological inquiry and opens question regarding the ways contemporary western societies function - or collapse.
Learning outcomes
Upon finishing the course, students will be able to navigate basic sociological terminology and theory and they will be able to use sociological concepts to describe the world around them. They will also understand how results of sociological research come into being.
Key topics
1. Introduction 2. Modernity 3. Karl Marx 4. Max Weber 5. Georg Simmel 6. R.K. Merton 7. Reading Week 8. Erving Goffman 9. Pierre Bourdieu 10. Michel Foucault 11. Ulrich Beck 12. Sociological methods 13. Concluding unit
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Frontal teaching, lectures, presentations, reading
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Final exam (multiple choice).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Kurz je otevřen pro studující JINÝCH programů, než sociologie.
Information on course enrolment limitations: není určen studentům oboru Sociologie
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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