SOCb2003 Seminar to Contem. Sociological Theory

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Nedbálková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jan Váňa, PhD (seminar tutor)
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SOCb2003/1: Tue 16:00–17:40 U33, K. Nedbálková
SOCb2003/2: Wed 14:00–15:40 U53, J. Váňa
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! SOC103a Seminar to Sociological Theory
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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 19/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand and explain basic sociological paradigms and issues of contemporary sociological theory;
understand and explain key concepts and theoretical frameworks, which form the core of sociological paradigms and make them function as research programs for empirical analyses;
to distinguish between various interpretative capacities of sociological paradigms and their key concepts;
identify and formulate social problems by means of a sociological language and formulate these social problems in terms of sociological conceptual frames;
to interpret various types of empirical data in reference to broader social context.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of the basic analytical apparatus of general sociological theory Ability to understand basic social processes on macro and macro level Basic knowledge of the processes of modernization Ability to employ relevant analytical apparatus for explaining various social processes and problems
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Úvodní setkání
  • Sociologie jako způsob pohledu na svět CH. W. Mills - Sociologická imaginace
  • Role sociologické teorie v současnosti I. Šrubař - O smyslu a konstrukci sociologických teorií Konopásek, Z. 2010. Co znamená "sociální konstrukce"?
  • Gender, nerovnosti, performativita C. West & D. H. Zimmerman - Dělat gender E. Gofmann – Všichni hrajeme divadlo: Úvod
  • Společenství, kolektivita, národ B. Anderson - Ideas of Community: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
  • Modernita, identita, krize legitimity A. Giddens – Modernity & Self-identity: „The Self"
  • Nerovnost, třída, revoluce Marx, K., Engels, B. Manifest komunistické strany
  • Zakotvená teorie Glaser, B. G. (1968). The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research (1st pub). Weidenfeld and Nicolson
  • Moc, diskurz, vědění M. Foucault. Dějiny sexuality
  • Moc, subjekt, stát M. Foucault . Myšlení vnějšku: "Subjekt a moc"
  • Kultura, umění, literární pole P. Bourdieu – Pravidla umění: „Vznik podvojné struktury“ C. Szaló – „Symbolická alchymie na literárním poli“ in Pravidla umění
  • Modernita, krize legitimity D. Bell – Kulturní rozpory kapitalismu
Literature
    required literature
  • GOFFMAN, Erving. Všichni hrajeme divadlo : sebeprezentace v každodenním životě. Translated by Milada McGrathová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Studia Ypsilon, 1999, 247 s. ISBN 8090248241. info
  • BOURDIEU, Pierre. The rules of art : genesis and structure of the literary field. Translated by Susan Emanuel. First published. Cambridge: Polity, 1996, xviii, 410. ISBN 9780745611525. info
  • GIDDENS, Anthony. Modernity and self-identity : self and society in the late modern age. 1st pub. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1991, [vii], 256. ISBN 0745609325. info
Teaching methods
seminars, presentations
Assessment methods
Presenations in all seminars. Short essays and position papers. Term paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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