Course: Sociology

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Course title Sociology
Course code KFL/SSC
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Václavíková Lenka, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction. 2. Basics of sociological theories. 3. Basic paradigms of sociological theories. 4. Nature and culture. 5. Social order and individuality. 6. Needs, norms, values. 7. Conformity and social control, soc. institutions. 8. Soc. groups. 9. Soc. stratification and mobility. 10. Scholarship. 11. Basic principles of soc. research.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming)
  • Class attendance - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 50 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course is focused on the elementary understanding of sociological theories and perspectives. Absolvent of the course should learn the basic sociological terminology; understand the main sociological concepts and their application in the studied specialization. The goal of the course is ability of sociological perspective in understanding social reality and ability of its using in critical analysis of social phenomenon.
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
Combined examination

See more at http://www.fp.vslib.cz/kfl/STAG/
Recommended literature
  • Heidegger, M. Co je metafyzika?, Praha: Oikúmené, 1993..


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