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Course: Classical Sociological Studies

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Course title Classical Sociological Studies
Course code KSS/KOV
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)
  • Ayala Aguado Jiří, prof. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
1. The origines of empirical social research in Europe and America (J.A.Quetelet). Verein fuer Sozialpolitik; M.Weber, F.LePlay; Social Survey Movement. 2. W.I. Thomas - F.Znaniecki: Polish peasant in Europe and America 3. American universities and the beginnings of American empirical sociology. Chicago sociological school, 1st phase of institucionalization of empirical social research. 4. Chicago school famous monographs: H.W.Zorbaugh: The Gold Coast and the Slum; C.Shaw: The Jack-Roller; N.Anderson: The Hobo, F.Thrasher: The Gang, L.Wirth: The Ghetto and oth. 5. R. Lynd - H.Lynd: Middletown, Middletown in Transition 6. P.Lazarsfeld - Marie Jahoda - H.Zeisel: Marienthal 7. Princeton Radio Project - Radio and the Printed Page, Invasion from Mars, Mass Persuassion, Patterns of Influence. 8. 2nd phase of institucionalization of empirical social research. Survey research. 9. W.F. Whyte: The Street Corner Society 10. S. Stouffer a kol: American Soldier I. II. 11. P.Lazarsfeld - B.Berelson - H.Gaudet: The People's Choice 12. E.Katz - P.Lazarsfeld: Personal Influence 13. Contribution of classical studies to contemporary methodology

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Students' portfolio, Individual study, Textual studies
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 11 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
The course supposes the prelimanary abbility to read in English. Optional Bachelor course for the students of the first year of the study.
learning outcomes
Students are able to: describe the evolution of data collection, interrelate the data collection with development of american sociology, describe the institutionalization of empirical sociological research.
teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Textual studies
Individual study
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Combined exam
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Bulmer, M. The Chicago School of Sociology. Institutionalization, diversity, and the rise of sociological research. Chicago Press, 1984.
  • Cuin, Charles-Henry; Gresle, François. Dějiny sociologie. Praha : SLON, 2004. ISBN 80-86429-33-4.
  • Jeřábek, H. Hadley Cantril a Robert K. Merton. dva výzkumy mimořádného působení rozhlasového vysílání: "Invasion from Mars" a "War Bond Drive".. Sociologický časopis 32, 1996.
  • Jeřábek, H. Marienthal. Sociologický časopis 33. 1997.
  • Jeřábek, H. Panelové šetření - metoda a výsledky výzkumu ?The People's Choice'.. Sociologický časopis, vol. 36, č. 2, str. 201-220.
  • Jeřábek, H. Paul Felix Lazarsfeld - klasik sociologického výzkumu. Sociologický časopis 30, 1994.
  • Jeřábek, H. Počátky Lazarsfeldovy politické sociologie - The People's Choice. Sociální determinanty voličova rozhodování.. Sociologický časopis, vol. 36, č. 1, str. 67-81, 2000.
  • Jeřábek, H., Remr, J. (eds.). Klasické sociologické výzkumy. ISS FSV UK. Praha., 1993.
  • Jeřábek, Hynek. Lazarsfeldova metodologie pro výzkum veřejného mínění. České veřejné mínění: výzkum a teoretické souvislo. 2006.
  • Jeřábek, Hynek. Lazarsfeldovy klíčové sociologické výzkumy 30.a 40.let. In. Schenk,Juraj a kol.
  • Jeřábek, Hynek. Paul Lazarsfeld a počátky komunikačního výzkumu. Praha : Karolinum, 1997. ISBN 80-7184-342-3.
  • Jeřábek, Hynek. Tři příklady spolupráce kvalitativního a analytického výzkumu. (Lazarsfeldova výzkumná dílna.). Naše společnost [online] ISSN 1214-438X Č. 2 (2005. 2005.
  • Kern, H. Empirische Sozialforschung. Ursprünge, Ansätze, Entwicklungslinien. München. Verlag C. H. Beck, 1982.
  • Lazarsfeld, P. F., Landau, D. Quetelet, Adolphe. In: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Vol. XIII. New York. Macmillan & Free Press, 1968.
  • Lazarsfeld, P. F., Oberschall, A. R. Max Weber and Empirical Social Research. American Sociological Review 30, 1965.
  • Madge, John. The origins of scientific sociology. New York : The Free Press, 1962.
  • Paul Felix Lazarsfeld. Návraty k myšlienkovému dedičstvu. Bratislava. Sofa, 2003.


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University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 24.04.2025 23:52. Data created for academic year 2025/2026