DJTZ212 Sociology - Introduction

Theatre Faculty
Winter 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Roman Vido, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jan Kolegar
Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The basic aim of the course seeks to uncover the interdependence between the experience of individual social actors and the dynamics of the institutional structures of society. At the end of this course, students should be able a) to understand basic sociological concept, (b) to formulate interpretations of social phenomena by means of sociological concepts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Sociology as scientific discipline 2. Society and social control 3. Social stratification 4. Social construction of identity 5. Social position and social role 6. Social status 7. Fashion and life-style 8. Society and urban space 9. Society and the media 10. Organization and byrocracy 11. Culture and society in the Czech Republic
Literature
    required literature
  • Sennett, Richard. 2006. „Plánování čistých měst“. Sociální studia 3/2: 87-96.
  • Bauman, Zygmunt. 1996. Myslet sociologicky. Praha: SLON
  • Berger, Peter L. 2003. Pozvání do sociologie. Brno: Barrister & Principal
  • McLuhan, Marshall. 1991. Jak rozumět médiím. Praha: Odeon
  • Patočková Věra, Čermák Daniel, Vojtíšková Kateřina a kol. 2012. Kultura v krajích České republiky. Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR
  • Goffman, Erving. 1999. Všichni hrajeme divadlo. Praha: Ypsilon
  • Keller, Jan. 1992. Nedomyšlená společnost. Brno: Doplněk
  • Simmel, Georg. Peníze v moderní kultuře a jiné eseje. Praha: SLON
  • Veblen, Thorstein. 1999. Teorie zahálčivé třídy. Praha: SLON
Teaching methods
lecture, discussion
Assessment methods
written examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2016, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2014, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.jamu.cz/course/difa/winter2014/DJTZ212