FSS:SOCb2159 Selected Topics in The History - Course Information

SOCb2159 Selected Topics in The History of Sociology

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Roman Vido, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Soňa Enenkelová (assistant)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Roman Vido, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

Mon 12:00–13:40 U34

Prerequisites (in Czech)

SOCb1001 Introduction to Sociology &&TYP_STUDIA(B)

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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 21/20, only registered: 0/20

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Course objectives

The aim of the course is introduce the students to the selected figures and ideas of the classical period of sociology (from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century), when the foundations of sociology were laid. The course will demonstrate the relevance of the figures and ideas in the context of contemporary societies.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to identify basic ideas and theses in the selected readings, to interpret their meanings, to apply them on the social reality of contemporary societies as well as compare different sociological analyses of the life in modern societies.

Syllabus

1. Course introduction 2. Alexis de Tocqueville and the pitfalls of democracy 3. Karl Marx and the logic of the capitalist system 4. Émile Durkheim and the threat of anomie 5. Max Weber and the transformations of the spirit of capitalism 6. Vilfredo Pareto and the (ir)rationality of political life 7. Reading week 8. Georg Simmel and the ambivalence of modern life 9. Thorstein Veblen and the dynamics of consumer behaviour 10. Karl Mannheim and the conflict of generations 11. Georg H. Mead and the formation of individual identity 12. Norbert Elias and the mechanisms of disciplining emotions 13. Final reflection

Literature

• DURKHEIM, Émile. Společenská dělba práce. Translated by Pavla Doležalová. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2004, 375 s. ISBN 8073250411. info
• MARX, Karl. Hledání ztraceného smyslu práce : výbor textů o člověku a práci. Edited by Radek Holodňák, Translated by Jakub Chavalka - Bernard Soška. 1. vydání. V Praze: Koridor, filozofický spolek při FHS UK, z.s., 2019, 132 stran. ISBN 9788027068081. info
• MEAD, George Herbert. Mysl, já a společnost. Edited by Ondřej Fafejta - Roman Madzia. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2017, 247 stran. ISBN 9788026211808. info
• SIMMEL, Georg. Peníze v moderní kultuře a jiné eseje. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1997, 206 s. ISBN 8085850508. info
• TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis de. Demokracie v Americe. Translated by Vladimír Jochmann. Vyd. 2., v nakladatelství A. Praha: Academia, 2000, 624 s. ISBN 8020008292. info
• VEBLEN, Thorstein. Teorie zahálčivé třídy. Edited by Miloslav Petrusek, Translated by Jana Ogrocká. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1999, 344 s. ISBN 8085850710. info
• WEBER, Max. Autorita, etika a společnost : pohled sociologa do dějin. Edited by Jan J. Škoda. 1. české vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1997, 294 s. ISBN 8020406115. info
• MANNHEIM, Karl. Ideologie a utopie :přednášky a eseje. Translated by Dušan Prokop. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Archa, 1991, 357 s. ISBN 80-7115. info

Teaching methods

lecture, reading, class discussion

Assessment methods

10 position papers from assigned readings

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.

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