SOk139 Changes in Modern Society

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/1.2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Radim Šíp, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Kolaříková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Radim Šíp, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Štěpařová
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SOk139/01: Fri 21. 9. 9:00–12:50 učebna 37, Sat 24. 11. 17:00–19:50 učebna 3, Fri 14. 12. 9:00–12:50 učebna 3, V. Kolaříková, R. Šíp
Prerequisites
Sociologie basics, political science at high school level
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/100, only registered: 0/100, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
After completing the course students: · Understand the continuity of modern society development · Can estimate the positives and negatives of each phase · Learn to read, analyze and interpret professional texts · Find the ability to link the lectured subject with its own interpretations of texts · Understand the causes of current risks (globalization, migration) and understand the logic of a proper problém solution
Learning outcomes
- to master basic terminology - to understand the relationship between modern society and the national state - to know the stage of modern state development - to understand the relationship between late modern society and the transnational situation - to apply this knowledge to social phenomena - to analyze these phenomena
Syllabus
  • Syllabus: 1) Establishment of modern society and its establishment in the Euro-American area 2) Establishment of the "superiority" of the West as a sign of modernization and modern racism 3) Generalized market, money, disciplination of society as a modern social bond 4) Positives and negatives of nationalism, national school system and consequences of nationalism 5) Establishment of transnational social order as an alternative to outdated forms of modernity. 6) Globalization and risky society, consequences of "democratization", risks and reasons for changes of school systems 7) Current situation: transnational mobility, environmental destabilization and migration.
Literature
    required literature
  • BERGER, Peter L. Pozvání do sociologie : humanistická perspektiva. Translated by Jiří Ogrocký. 2. vydání, v nakladatelstv. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2003, 194 stran. ISBN 8085947900. info
  • GELLNER, Ernest. Nacionalismus. Translated by Hana Novotná - Petr Skalník. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2003, 133 s. ISBN 80-7325-023-3. info
  • BECK, Ulrich. Moc a protiváha moci v globálním věku : nová ekonomie světové politiky. Translated by Alena Bakešová - Vladimír Jochmann. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2007, 460 s. ISBN 9788086429670. info
    recommended literature
  • Global modernities. Edited by Mike Featherstone - Scott Lash - Roland Robertson. London: SAGE Publications, 1995, ix, 292 s. ISBN 0-8039-7948-7. info
  • Bauman, Z. (2004). Modernita a holocaust. Praha: Slon.
Teaching methods
lecture, text analysis, discussion
Assessment methods
Group work, exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 14 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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