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Course: Classical Sociological Theory 1

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Course title Classical Sociological Theory 1
Course code KSS/DS1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jelen Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Korandová Eva, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to the Study of the History of sociology - the basic assumptions of early sociological thought 2. Early Sociological Thought and Emergence of Sociology 3. Auguste Comte 4. Herbert Spencer 5.-6. Karl Marx 7.-8. Max Weber 9. Henry Maine 10. Ferdinand de Tönnies 11. Georg Simmel 12. Sociology and Psychologism

Learning activities and teaching methods
Individual study, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 27 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 21 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
The course demands the ability to read in English.
learning outcomes
The students will be able: - to describe subject of sociology and its theoretical transformation since 18.century to 19. century; - to describe the formation of early sociological thought and its intelectual sources; - to describe the common and different features of french and english sociological thought.
teaching methods
Lecture
Seminar
Textual studies
Individual study
assessment methods
Written exam
Test
Recommended literature
  • Coser, L. A. Masters of Sociological Thought. New York. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1971.
  • Cuin, Charles-Henry; Gresle, François. Dějiny sociologie. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-86429-33-4.
  • Hrsg. Von Käsler D. Klasiker des soziologischen Denkens. Band I, II. Műnchen. Beck, 1978.
  • Chalupný, E. Sociologie. Díl II. Vývoj sociologie v 19. století (1835-1904). 1. vyd. Praha, 1948.
  • Keller, Jan. Dějiny klasické sociologie. Vyd. 1. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-86429-34-2.
  • Korte, Hermann. Einführung in die Geschichte der Soziologie. 7. Aufl. Opladen, 2004. ISBN 3-8252-8064-0.
  • Ritzer, George; Goodman, Douglas J. Sociological theory. Boston, 2003. ISBN 007-123267-2.
  • Ritzer, George. The blackwell companion to major classical social theorists. Malden, 2003. ISBN 1-4051-0594-1.
  • Thompson, Kenneth. Klíčové citace v sociologii : hlavní myslitelé, pojmy a témata. 1. vyd. Brno, 2001. ISBN 80-85947-68-4.


Study plans that include the course
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University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 21.01.2026 23:51. Data created for academic year 2025/2026