VŠTE:ZP_SOC Sociology - Course Information

ZP_SOC Sociology

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Alena Hricová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Luděk Vlček (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Zuzana Rowland, MBA, PhD.
Department of Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Study Department – Vice-Rector for Study Affairs – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice

Timetable of Seminar Groups

ZP_SOC/CCV: Sat 10. 10. 8:15–9:45 E5, 9:55–11:25 E5, 11:35–13:05 E5, 13:10–14:40 E5, 14:45–16:15 E5, L. Vlček

Prerequisites (in Czech)

OBOR(CAP)

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Supplementary pedagogical education (programme VŠTE, CZV)

Course objectives supported by learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to provide students with the basic knowledge from the field of sociology, and the course will be affected by a wide range of topics. From basic sociological concepts and the development of sociology and sociological paradigms, through the basics of sociological research, the course gets to the specialised disciplines such as sociology of education and the sociology of work.
After the passing of the course:
- student has an overview of the basic sociological concepts, knows the history, stages of development and paradigms in sociology
- student will acquire knowledge of pluralitách and social groups, their structure and dynamics, including the related phenomena and the accompanying processes
- student understands the interdependence between the company and its surroundings student basics of sociological research.
- student orients in sociological disciplines such as sociology, sociology of work and education, and others.

Syllabus

• Introduction to the subject of Sociology-sociology as a science of society, the subject of sociological research, sociological discipline, developmental stage of sociology
• Basic sociological paradigms, the relationship of theoretical and empirical knowledge in sociology and sociology function
• Pluralism and social groups form social groups, social categories and aggregates, the modern and the traditional communities, social groups and their characters, sorting, social groups, group structure, and related concepts (roles, status, prestige, position);
• Values, standards and monitoring in social groups, deviance and social pathology, needs and interests
• Morality, the habits, customs, religion, law, culture, fashion and lifestyle in sociological perspective
• Socialization as a lifelong process – the sphere, the contents of socialization in the development stages of man, social determinants, mechanisms of socialization
• From the perspective of Sociology of the family – the family function of socialization in the family environment, various forms of the family, Bernstein's theory of language code, theory of cultural capital
• Biological determination of man in relation to sociology, the effects of nature on the development of the company, development types of society, demographic, geographic and environmental factors, any community, city and rural sociology
• Communication as a process – elements and officials, verbal and nonverbal communication
• The foundations of sociological research and the preparation of research methodology-data collection
• The foundations of sociological research (II) – evaluation of the results of research, the conclusion of the research and the ethics of sociological research
• Sociology of education – historical context and development to the present, lifelong learning, school of sociology, sociology of knowledge
• Sociology of work and leisure – forms of work and free time from the perspective of sociology in traditional and modern society, sociology of organizations.

Literature

• PETRUSEK, M. Základy sociologie. 1. vyd. Praha : Akademie veřejné správy, 2009. ISBN 978-80-87207-02-4
• RIESMAN, David. Osamělý dav: studie o změnách amerického charakteru : zkrácené a revidované vydání. 2. vyd., V Kalichu 1. Praha: Kalich, 2007, 345 s. ISBN 978-80-7017- 062-5.
• REICHEL, J. Kapitoly systematické sociologie. 2., přeprac. a dopl. vyd. (v Grada Publishing 1. vyd.). Praha : Grada Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-2594-9
• BOURDIEU, P. Teorie jednání. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 179 s. ISBN 80-7184-518-3
• MAŘÍKOVÁ, H.; PETRUSEK, M.; VODÁKOVÁ, A. aj. Velký sociologický slovník. 1. a 2. svazek. 1. vyd. Praha : Univerzita Karlova, vydavatelství Karolinum, 1996. ISBN 80- 7184-311-3
• FROMM, E. Strach ze svobody. Vyd. 1. Praha: Naše vojsko, 1993, 158 s. ISBN 80-206- 0290-9
• GIDDENS, A. Sociologie. 1. vyd. Praha : Argo, 1999. ISBN 80-7203-124-4
• HAVLÍK, R. Úvod do sociologie. 1. vyd. Praha : Univerzita Karlova, vydavatelství Karolinum, 1992. ISBN 80-7066-615-3
• MERTON, R. K. Studie ze sociologické teorie. 2. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2007, 276 s. ISBN 978-80-86429-70-0.
• HENDL, J. Kvalitativní výzkum: základní teorie, metody a aplikace. 3. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2012, 407 s. ISBN 978-80-262-0219-6.
• BERGER, P. L. Pozvání do sociologie: humanistická perspektiva. 3. vyd. Brno: Společnost pro odbornou literaturu - Barrister & Principal, 2007, 194 s. ISBN 978-80-87029-10-7

Forms of Teaching

Lecture
Seminar

Teaching Methods

E-learning

Student Workload

Activities	Number of Hours of Study Workload
	Daily Study	Combined Study
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial	30
Preparation for the Final Test	20
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion	15
Total:	65	0

Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate

Test – final 100 %

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: obor (CAP)

• Enrolment Statistics (winter 2015, recent)
  
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