Sociology of Culture

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Profile of studies: general

Form of studies: full-time

Type of course: optional

Language of the course: English

Scientific discipline: sociological sciences

Prerequisites: none.

Number of teaching hours: 30 hours

Teaching methods: discussions, exercises, consultations, tests

ECTS credits: 5

Balance of student workload: participation in classes - 30 hours, consultations - 15 hours, preparation for classes - 40 hours, preparation

for a final test - 18 hours, final test - 2 hours. Total 125 hours.

Student workload related requiring direct teacher participation - 47 hours (1,9 ECTS). Student workload that does not require the teacher's

direct participation - 78 hours (3,1 ECTS).

The genesis and contemporary understanding of the concept of culture

Topics:

The specificity of the sociology of culture

Acquiring culture

Culture and social inequalities

Participation in culture

Culture and language

Mass culture and popular culture

Visual culture

The field of cultural production

The sociology of art

Cultural diversity and multiculturalism

Confrontation and theory of the conflict of cultures

Colonialism, post-colonialism and neocolonialism

Cultural globalization

Culture and ideology: the theory of hegemony

Individualization of cultural practices

Vandenberghe, Frederic, 2003, The Nature of Culture. Towards a Realist Phenomenology of Material, Animal and Human Nature, Journal

for the Theory of Social Behaviour 33(4): 461 – 475, DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-5914.2003.00226.x

McLennan, Gregor, 2004, Rationalizing Musicality: A Critique of Alexander’s ‘Strong Program’ in Cultural Sociology, Thesis Eleven,

Volume 79, Issue 1, page(s): 75-86, https://doi.org/10.1177/0725513604046958

Bourdieu, Pierre, Wacquant, Loïc, 1999, On the Cunning of Imperialist Reason, Volume 16, Issue 1, page(s): 41-58, https://doi.org/

10.1177/026327699016001003

Rodríguez-Bailón, Rosa, Ruiz, Josefa, Moya, Miguel, 2009, The Impact of Music on Automatically Activated Attitudes: Flamenco and

Gypsy People, Volume 12, Issue 3, page(s): 381-396, https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430209102849

and other (subject to consultation with the instructor)

Student:

- knows and describes the basic concepts and theories of the sociology of culture (KP6_WG6)

- can describe the factors and processes of the formation of social ties, the role and transformations of ties in the context of cultural changes (KP6_WG9)

- has knowledge of various types of individual and collective identities (KP6_WG11)

- can describe the genesis and changes in social norms and rules (KP6_WG17)

- is able to analyse various social structures using terminology characteristic for specific sociological sub-disciplines (KP6_UW2)

- is able to prepare an oral statement on a given topic related to the studied issues with the use of sociological sources (KP6_UK2)

- is aware of changes of terminology and methodological orientations within sociology (KP6_KK1)

- is aware of the need to plan and organise while performing specific tasks (KP6_KO3)

- is aware of the complexity and multidimensional nature of social life and is sensitive to the phenomenon of cultural relativism (KP6_KR4)

Assessment criteria: attendance, active participation in course (and adequate preparation for classes), preparation of individual or group

presentation, final test.

The assessment will be based on a points system (20 points to be obtained,

of which 10 points for the test, 5 points for activity, 5 points for the presentation).

A minimum of 51% of the points obtained by the student is necessary to obtain a positive grade.

Grading scale:

19-20 points = 5

17-18 points = 4+

15-16 points = 4

13-14 points = 3+

11-12 points = 3

0-10 points = 2