Course: Sociology

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Course title Sociology
Course code KFL/SOCL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Václavíková Lenka, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Sociology, its origin, function. structure and relationship to other sciences 2) Nature, culture and society 3) Socialization 4) Social action and communication 5) The theory of social roles, social status 6) Norms, values and needs 7) Social institutions 8) Conformity and social control 9) Family as a basic social environment 10) Gender 11) Social groups 12) Social stratification and mobility

Learning activities and teaching methods
Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
  • Preparation for credit - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Students will be acquainted with the basic terminology and basic issues, which belong to the major sociological theories and have a substantial connection to the field of study. They will get a comprehensive view of a society in the context of human-nature relations, culture and society, social stratification and mobility. Students will be also acquainted with the processes that shape the individual and its relationship to society - socialization, communication, creation of norms and values and the functioning of social groups.
The students will acknowledge themselves with the informations acording to the goal and the matter of the course.
Prerequisites
Preconditions are frased in the annotation of the course and in the curriculum of the studying programme.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

oral exam, discussion on chosen book
Recommended literature
  • Bartlová S. Vybrané kapitoly ze sociologie medicíny. IDVPZ, Brno, 1999.
  • Buriánek, J. Sociologie. Fortuna, Praha, 1996.


Study plans that include the course
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