SOCd0103 Texts from the General Sociology I

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 15 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. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! SOC911 Texts from the general sociol. && ! NOW ( SOC911 Texts from the general sociol. )
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
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Course objectives
The goal of this course is to read and critically examine classical sociological works, some of which are required for the state exam.
Learning outcomes
After successfully passing the course, student will be able to translate, interpret, compose, evaluate.
Syllabus
  • 01.04.2020 18.00 Room 370 Sociological theory as epistemology.
  • Reed, Isaac. 2008. “Justifying Sociological Knowledge: From Realism to Interpretation*.” Sociological Theory 26(2):101–29.
  • Reed, Isaac and Jeffrey Alexander. 2009. “Social Science as Reading and Performance: A Cultural-Sociological Understanding of Epistemology.” European Journal of Social Theory 12(1):21–41.
  • 29.04.2020 18.00 Room 370 Sociological theory as ontology.
  • Reed, Isaac Ariail and Michael Weinman. 2018. “Agency, Power, Modernity: A Manifesto for Social Theory.” European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology 0(0):1–45.
  • Joyce, Patrick and Chandra Mukerji. 2017. “The State of Things: State History and Theory Reconfigured.” Theory and Society 46(1):1–19.
  • Fowler, Bridget. 2020. “Pierre Bourdieu on Social Transformation, with Particular Reference to Political and Symbolic Revolutions.” Theory and Society.
  • 26.05.2020 18.00 Room 370 Sociological theory as ethics and aesthetics.
  • Mast, Jason L. 2019. “Representationalism and Cognitive Culturalism: Riders on Elephants on Turtles All the Way Down.” American Journal of Cultural Sociology.
  • Kurakin, Dmitry. 2019. “Culture and Cognition: The Durkheimian Principle of Sui Generis Synthesis vs. Cognitive-Based Models of Culture.” American Journal of Cultural Sociology.
  • Lizardo, Omar, Brandon Sepulvado, Dustin S. Stoltz, and Marshall A. Taylor. 2019. “What Can Cognitive Neuroscience Do for Cultural Sociology?” American Journal of Cultural Sociology.
Literature
    required literature
  • Reed, Isaac. 2008. “Justifying Sociological Knowledge: From Realism to Interpretation*.” Sociological Theory 26(2):101–29. Reed, Isaac and Jeffrey Alexander. 2009. “Social Science as Reading and Performance: A Cultural-Sociological Understanding of Epist
  • Kurakin, Dmitry. 2019. “Culture and Cognition: The Durkheimian Principle of Sui Generis Synthesis vs. Cognitive-Based Models of Culture.” American Journal of Cultural Sociology.
  • Mast, Jason L. 2019. “Representationalism and Cognitive Culturalism: Riders on Elephants on Turtles All the Way Down.” American Journal of Cultural Sociology.
  • Lizardo, Omar, Brandon Sepulvado, Dustin S. Stoltz, and Marshall A. Taylor. 2019. “What Can Cognitive Neuroscience Do for Cultural Sociology?” American Journal of Cultural Sociology.
  • Reed, Isaac and Jeffrey Alexander. 2009. “Social Science as Reading and Performance: A Cultural-Sociological Understanding of Epistemology.” European Journal of Social Theory 12(1):21–41.
  • Reed, Isaac Ariail and Michael Weinman. 2018. “Agency, Power, Modernity: A Manifesto for Social Theory.” European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology 0(0):1–45.
  • Joyce, Patrick and Chandra Mukerji. 2017. “The State of Things: State History and Theory Reconfigured.” Theory and Society 46(1):1–19.
  • Fowler, Bridget. 2020. “Pierre Bourdieu on Social Transformation, with Particular Reference to Political and Symbolic Revolutions.” Theory and Society.
Teaching methods
reading, seminar discussion
Assessment methods
presentation + class participation + paper
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Teacher's information
The course is taught: in blocks
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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