Lecturer(s)
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Petrucijová Jelena, doc. PhDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Introduction and aim of the publication; discussion basics of social constructivism - reading Social construction of reality Ideological Sources of the Sociology of Knowledge - Reading Karl Marx - German Ideology; Karl Mannheim - Ideology and Utopia; Society as an objective reality (processes of externalization and objectivization) - reading Social construction of reality Habitualization, institutionalization - reading Social construction of reality Symbolic worlds, legitimization - reading Social construction of reality Society as a subjective reality (the process of internalization) - reading Social construction of reality Credibility structures - reading Social construction of reality Theory of Action in the Perspective of Social Constructivism and Realism - Reading Boudon, pp. 15-29, 207-237. Social Constructivism in the Sociology of Gender - Reading Šmausová (2002) Social Constructivism in Sociology of Ethnicity and Nationalism - Reading Anderson, pp. 17-62. Social Constructivism in the Sociology of Memory and Memory Studies - Reading by Olick - Robbins; Anderson, pp. 177-220. Social Constructivism in the Sociology of Religion - Reading Lužný (2012, 2017)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The course is based primarily on reading, commenting and discussing the classic sociological publication Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann "Social Construction of Reality". During the course, the book, respectively. its parts, read in the auditorium, where these passages are interpreted, interpreted and put into a broader context. Learning outcomes of the course unit The course is focused not only on the verification of reading comprehension, but also on the ability to put the reading text (theory and concept) into a broader sociological context. In addition to reading and interpreting the book "Social Construction of Reality", texts illustrating the use of social constructivism in selected areas of sociology (sociology of gender, sociology of ethnicity and nationalism, sociology of memory and sociology of religion) are read and discussed. At the same time, criticism of social constructivism is made. Also presented are efforts to overcome the shortcomings of social constructivism and to seek a synthesis of nominalism and realism, respectively interpretativism and positivism.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
90% attendance; passing the exam.
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Recommended literature
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Anderson, B. (2008). Představy společenství. Úvahy o původu a šíření nacionalismu.. Praha: Karolinum.
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Berger, P. L. - Luckmann, T. (1999). Sociální konstrukce reality. Brno: CDK.
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Mannheim, K. (1991). Ideologie a utopie. Bratislava: Archa.
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Marx, K. (1962). Německá ideologie, in Marx, K. ? Engels, B.: Spisy III.. Praha: SNPL, str. 23-555.
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