Values and Life Styles in Societies: Analysis of Social Change - JSB727

• Title: Values and Life Styles in Societies: Analysis of Social Change
• Guaranteed by: Department of Sociology (23-KS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2022
• Semester: summer
• E-Credits: 7
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unlimited / unlimited (10)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: PhDr. Ing. Petr Soukup, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): PhDr. Ing. Petr Soukup, Ph.D.
• Class: Courses for incoming students

Annotation

Last update: PhDr. Ing. Petr Soukup, Ph.D. (12.03.2024)

The course is exclusively designed only for students of the study programme Social Sciences. All other students will not be allowed to enter.


The course will introduce students to basic concepts of values and lifestyles esp. in the area of environmental sociology. The course try to combine theoretical and empirical insight (use EVS, WVS and ESS studies). The main goal of the course is to discuss current value changes. Students are expected to provide their own data analysis of data related to values and behaviour.
The course will be held in Jinonice building (computer lab 229), Tuesday 11 a.m.

Online access is possible via MS Teams:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MmM3NDgyOTYtYTdiYS00YmUwLWI5OTEtYWY0YjU5MzhmZjZj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2273844aaf-f10c-4dee-aaaf-5eeb27962a5d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2244019797-e6cf-458d-996e-9e9b298c7895%22%7d

All files are in SIS or via Google disc:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1viI2-klYO-1s23sSxibFg-WYw2wss9sZ?usp=sharing


Questionnaire for PVS (Schwartz): https://forms.gle/HaSgTLJk6yQ1eoW49

Aim of the course

Last update: PhDr. Ing. Petr Soukup, Ph.D. (02.02.2022)

Course Objectives
1. To learn about value concepts in social sciences.
2. To learn about data analytical approaches for measuring values.
3. To learn aboiut values changes in current societies.

Literature

Last update: PhDr. Ing. Petr Soukup, Ph.D. (02.02.2022)

Beck, U. 1992. Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity. London: Sage

Inglehart, R. 1971. The Silent Revolution in Europe: Integenerational Change in Post-Industrial Societies.

Inglehart, R. 1977. The Silent Revolution, Princeton University Press.

Inglehart, R. 1997. Modernization and Postmodernization, Princeton University Press.

Inglehart, R., Ch. Welzel. 2005. Modernization, Cultural Change and Democracy: The Human Development Sequence, New York: Cambridge University Press,

Dunlap, R.E., K. D. Van Liere. 1978. The “New Environmental Paradigm”. The Journal of Environmental Education. 9 (4): 10-19

Rokeach, M. 1973. The Nature of Human Values. Free Press.

Schwartz, S. H., W.Bilsky. 1990. Toward a theory of the universal content and structure of values: Extensions and cross cultural replications. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 58, 878-891.

Schwartz, S. H. A proposal for measuring value orientations across nations in ESS

Requirements to the exam

Last update: PhDr. Ing. Petr Soukup, Ph.D. (19.02.2024)

Students are expected to prepare their own data analysis of EVS, WVS, ESS or ISSP (environmental module) data related to values and behaviour. Students can create small teams (3 people max.). The exam is based on the presentation and discussion of their results. 

Syllabus

Last update: PhDr. Ing. Petr Soukup, Ph.D. (19.02.2024)

Course Schedule

1.     Norms, values and beliefs in the society. Changes in time and space.

2.     Rokeach value survey and it’s results. Types of values. Critique and acceptance of Rokeach.

3.     Intro to the evaluation of measurement tools: reliability, validity. Tools for measuring of reliability and validity. Introduction to factor analysis.

4.     Schwartz value survey. Different scales (short and long). Individual dimensions. Application of SVL in current research.

5.     Data analysis based on SVL (European social survey). Critique and acceptance of Schwartz.

6.     Inghlehart theory of postmaterial values. Article (1971) and the 1st book (1977). From postmaterialism to postmodernism.

7.     WVS and EVS data as an empirical test for Inglehart’s theory. Environmental module in ISSP (1993, 2000, 2010).

*.     New environmental paradigm (Dunlap. Van Liere). Tools for measuring NEP. Empirical tests of NEP. Reccomendations for measuring environmental concern.

(.  From values to behaviour. La Pierre’ paradox. Relationship between NEP, postmaterialism and pro-enironmental behaviour.

10. Empirical research about pro-enironmental behaviour

11. Student's presentations.