Course Details

Sociology

Academic Year 2024/25

AZ002 course is not part of any programme in the faculty

Course Guarantor

Institute

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

2 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Introduction into sociology. Importance of sociology. Subject and methodology of general and applicated sociology. 2. Society, social groups, sociometry. The importance of sociology to society, man and architect. 3. Sociological terminology, schools, streams and paradigmas - summary, importance and heritage. 4. History of sociology, basic theories of sociological thought. Inspiration for present. 5. The theory of consensus and the theory of conflict. The problem of orientation in the world, social control. 6. Traditional and modern society in sociological concepts. Conservativism, rationalism and liberalism. 7. Complementary approach to the interpretation of social phenomena in society. Social structure of society. Demographic development. 8. Sociology in architectural and urban design. Determinism of the environment. Neigborhood phenomenon. 9. Uniformity and diversity. Social stratification and space. Sociology of family, importance of family. Family and housing. 10. Public and private spaces. Sociological evaluation of living level. Preferences and ideas of people on housing. 11. Towns and village as a social units - agreements and differences. Architectural determinism. Urbanization in development. 12. Sociological research in architecture. Future housing. Sociology of housing and aspect of environment. Life between buildings. 13. Partitipation of users in the architectural design process, devolopment programmes. The social aspects of architecture.