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Lecturer(s)
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Bednář Miloslav, prof. PhDr. CSc.
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Course content
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1.Subject, methodology and structure of sociology. Development of sociological thinking. Directions and conceptions of social thinking. Czech sociology. 2.Man, society and environment. Interaction of culture and environment. Natural factors influencing individuals and society. Cultural ecology. Milestones of development in mutual relationship of nature and society. Human activity, culture, technological civilization. Structure of environment (natural and extra-natural). 3.Culture as a class of meta-biological means of adaptation to environment, Social causes, sequels and solutions of ecological problems. Sociology and ecology. 4.Socialization and personality. Agents of socialization. Social role. Socialization and enculturation. Upbringing, education and profession. 5.Cycle of life. Marriage and family. Style of family upbringing. System of kinship. Sociology of generations. Generation conflict. 6.Social groups and formations. Social relations and institutions. Definition characteristics of group. Primary and secondary group. Theory of reference groups. Plurality of groups and social consensus. Theory of crowd behavior. Classification of crowds. 7.Society and individual. Social structure and the issue of equality. Position and status. Prestige and power. Egalitarian and dignitary societies. Social class and stratum. 8.Small social group. Group dynamics. Group conflicts. Sociometry. Human relations and human management. 9.Public and public opinion. Civic initiatives and social movements. Ecological movement. Life style and leisure. Consumption and consumption society. Mass culture. Advertisement. Norms and deviant behavior. Social control. Social politics. 10.Political sociology. Institutions and organizations. Bureaucracy and power. Political relationships. State, functions of state, relations of state and civic society. Power relations in present society. Democratization of power relations. 11.Social changes and the idea of progress. Laws and direction of historical development. Stages of economic growth, pre-industrial industrial and post-industrial society. Globalization. Global issues of present. Open variety of alternatives of future development. Ecological politics. 12.Methodology of empirical sociological research.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Recommended literature
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Buriánek, J. Sociologie. Praha. 1996.
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Disman, M. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha: Karolinum. 1993. 1993.
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Fromm, E. Umění být. Praha. 1994.
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Hayesová, N. Základy sociální psychologie.. Praha: Portál, 2007.
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Keller, J. Sociologie a ekologie. Praha. 1997.
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Keller, J. Úvod do sociologie. Praha. 1997.
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Nakonečný, M. Motivace lidského chování. Praha. 1996, ISBN 80-200-0592-7.. 1996.
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