Sociology 2

Course unit code:

108SOC2

Course unit title:

Sociology 2

Mode of delivery:

zkouška

Range:

2/T

Type of course unit:

compulsory subject

Level of course unit:

Year of study

1st year

Semester when the course unit is delivered

letní

Number of ECTS credits allocated:

Garant předmětu:

Markéta SEDLÁČKOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Markéta SEDLÁČKOVÁ

Study Objectives:

The course aim is to adopt an independent critical view of modern social issues and social analysis methodology tools (creating surveys, performing interviews, interpreting research results).

Mode of delivery:

contact instruction

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Oral exam over covered topics and reference to sociology texts read.

Recommended optional programme components

none

Course contents:

Topics:

1. Methodology Block III: Sociology research: types of reasearch, Particulars of market research and public opinion, selection procedures

2. Methodology Block IV: Survey issues, Survey and Poll Techniques, Creating a survey and types of questions.

3. Modernity and the Holocaust (Zygmunt Bauman)

4. Post-industrial and Post-modern Society (Daniel Bell)

5. Globalization (Anthony Giddens)

6. Democracy and Civil Society (PŘ Czech Republic)

Study materials:

Bauman, Zygmunt:Globalizace: důsledky pro člověka, Praha, Mladá fronta 2000.

Modernita a holocaust, Praha, SLON 2004.

Bell, Daniel: Kulturní rozpory kapitalismu. Praha, SLON 1999.

Brokl, L : Reprezentace zájmů v politickém systému České republiky. Praha, SLON 1997.

Disman, Miroslav: Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha, Karolinum 1993.

Giddens, Anthony: Důsledky modernity. Praha, SLON 2003.

Šubrt, Jiří a kol. autorů: Kapitoly ze sociologie veřejného mínění. Praha, Karolinum 1998

Velký sociologický slovník, kol. autorů, Praha, Karolinum 1996.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

lectures

Assessment methods and criteria

activity in lectures

Language of instruction:

Czech

Work placement(s):

none

Course web page:

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2010/2011:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2010/2011:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

Obor Hudební management (Bc) (next compulsory subject)