SOC757 Contemporary Sociological Theory

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/2. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. František Černín (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Gábor Oláh, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Zuzana Révészová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 11:30–13:00 U34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand major paradigmatic areas of contemporary social theory and sociological research,
discussing texts by sociological classics of the second half of the 20th century and by authorities in social theory who draw on, develop, and modify the classical traditions today,
understanding continuities and discontinuities in contemporary social thought,
comprehend links between the micro and macro levels of social research and analysis,
demonstrate the empirical relevance of abstract sociological concepts.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the course
  • Foundations of Social Theory
 - Turner, Bryan S. 2008. The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 17-80.
  • Actions, Actors and Systems
 - Turner, Bryan S. 2008. The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 81-196.
  • Perspectives on Social and Cultural Analysis - 
Turner, Bryan S. 2008. The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 197-321.
  • Sociology and the Social Sciences
 - Turner, Bryan S. 2008. The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 322-474.
  • New Developments in Social Theory
 - Turner, Bryan S. 2008. The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 475-566.
  • Reading week
  • Radical Microsociology
 - Collins, Randall. 2004. Interaction Ritual Chains. Princeton: Princeton University Press. pp.3-46
  • Emotional Energy and Transient Emotions - 
Collins, Randall. 2004. Interaction Ritual Chains. Princeton: Princeton University Press. pp.47-140.
  • Interaction Markets and Material Markets
 - Collins, Randall. 2004. Interaction Ritual Chains. Princeton: Princeton University Press. pp.141-182.
  • Internalized Symbols and the Social Prosess of Thinking - 
Collins, Randall. 2004. Interaction Ritual Chains. Princeton: Princeton University Press. pp.183-222.
  • Applied Radical Micorsociology - 
Collins, Randall. 2004. Interaction Ritual Chains. Princeton: Princeton University Press. pp.223-344.
  • Individualism and Inwardness as Social Product - 
Collins, Randall. 2004. Interaction Ritual Chains. Princeton: Princeton University Press. pp.345-374.
Literature
  • Turner, Bryan S. 2008. The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
  • COLLINS, Randall. Interaction ritual chains. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2004, xx, 439. ISBN 0691090270. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussions, presentations.
Assessment methods
position papers, individual presentations, final paper, written exam, activity in the class discussions.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Only for "Sociology", "Cultural Sociology" programs and Sociology exhcange students
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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