The Introduction to Sociology - JSB990

• Title: The Introduction to Sociology
• Guaranteed by: Department of Sociology (23-KS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2019
• Semester: summer
• E-Credits: 5
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (40)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Explanation: The course is intended primarily for visiting students and students of english-taught programmes. Students studying sociology aren't allowed to enroll.
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: PhDr. Ing. Petr Soukup, Ph.D.
• Incompatibility : {Je třeba mít splněny předměty: JSB008, JSB012, JSB015, JSB018}, JSB998
• Interchangeability : JSB998
• Is incompatible with: JSB998
• Is interchangeable with: JSB998

Annotation

Last update: PhDr. Ing. Petr Soukup, Ph.D. (08.02.2019)

Course for non-sociological branches of study try to show sociological style of thinking.
Requirements for exam:
1) Essay approx. 2 pages long. It has to be original (i.e. most of idea are not copied). The topic for essay is: The current society is….

Evaluation 0-20 points.

2) Written test 2 parts:
a) discussion of selected text from Masery (see above), understanding to the text and description by sociological terms (0-8 points)
b) description of 6 sociological terms from Giddens textbook (0-12 points)

Evaluation 0-20 points.

Total grading: 0-40 points, grading scheme: A-F according to Faculty rules.

Aim of the course

Last update: PhDr. Ing. Petr Soukup, Ph.D. (08.02.2019)

The goal is to understand basics of sociological thinking.

Literature

Last update: Jana Vojanová (14.06.2018)

Basic textbook:

Giddens, A., M. Duneier, R.P. Appelbaum, D. Carr. 2012. Introduction to Sociology (8th ed.). W.W. Norton

not necessary to read chapters 12, 13, 14 and 17

Reader:

Massey, G. (Ed.). 2012. Readings for sociology (7th ed.). W.W.Norton

Teaching methods

Last update: Jana Vojanová (14.06.2018)

lecture

Syllabus

Last update: PhDr. Ing. Petr Soukup, Ph.D. (08.02.2019)

1.Establishing of sociology. Marx, Durkheim, Weber. (chap. 1)

2. Structure of sociology. Paradigms of sociology. (chap.1, 4)

3. Traditional society, modern and postmodern (postindustrial). Information, mcdonaldized, credit card societies.  (chap. 3)

4. Sociological research. qualitative and or quantitative research. (chap. 2)

5. Socialization, everyday life. Sociology and culture. Mass culture. (chap. 4,5)

6. Socialization and social control. Social deviation and its theories: anomy, labeling, differential associatons. Permissive society.  (chap.¨7)

7.  Gender as new topic in sociology. Gender and race inequality. Identity and sexuality. Feminism as philosophy and social movement.Family, marriage and kinship. (chap. 10)

8. Family, sexuality.(chap. 15,18)

9. Social inequality.Class, strata. Underclass, global poverty. (chap. 10,15)(chap. 8, 9)

10. Globalization. Role of goverments. Time, space, family in the globalization era. (chap. 20)

11. Organizations and institutions. Sociology of organizations and bureaucracy. Small groups as opposite to organizations. (chap. 6)