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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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In this course, students will become familiar with the sociological perspective on work, professions, and the labor market. In addition to an introduction to basic topics, it will provide deeper insight into selected issues. The first part of the course will focus on classical theories, changes in the labor market associated with the polarization of professions and unemployment, and the connection between work and other social structures such as social classes, ethnicity, and gender. The second part will focus on the cultural aspects of work, with an emphasis on values, especially personal development, and the interconnection with the role of religion. The course covers macrosocial analysis, including an emphasis on a broader international perspective, mesosocial analysis related to family, work environment, and professional groups, and microanalysis including the perspective of workers. 1. Definition of work 2. Conceptual foundations of the sociology of work 3. Sociology of professions and polarization of the labor market 4. Unemployment 5. Work in the new economy and the precariousness of work 6. Work and class inequalities 7. Work, other types of social inequalities, and trade unions 8. Work, family, and leisure time 9. The values of work 10. The sociology of personal development at work and beyond 11. The meaning of work and work as a religion 12. Religion at work
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Case studies
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Learning outcomes
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In this course, students will become familiar with the sociological perspective on work, professions, and the labor market. In addition to an introduction to basic topics, it will provide deeper insight into selected issues. The first part of the course will focus on classical theories, changes in the labor market associated with the polarization of professions and unemployment, and the connection between work and other social structures such as social classes, ethnicity, and gender. The second part will focus on the cultural aspects of work, with an emphasis on values, especially personal development, and the interconnection with the role of religion. The course covers macrosocial analysis, including an emphasis on a broader international perspective, mesosocial analysis related to family, work environment, and professional groups, and microanalysis including the perspective of workers.
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge of the historical development of sociology and basic topics of general sociology at university level
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Colloquium, Seminar work, Interim evaluation
Learning journal Presentation with group activity Project on a selected topic with mini-research and its presentation
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Recommended literature
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Boltanski, Luc, and Chiapello, Eve. The new spirit of capitalism. London: Version, 2007.
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Edgell, Stephen, and Granter, Edward. The Sociology of Work: Continuity and Change in Paid and Unpaid Work. London: Sage, 2020.
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Edgell, Stephen, Gottfried, Heidi and Granter, Edward. The Sage Handbook of the Sociology of Work and Employment. London: Sage, 2016.
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Grint, Keith and Nixon, Darren. Sociology of Work: An Introduction. Cambridge: Polity, 2016.
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Chen, Carolyn. Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 2022.
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Nedbálková, Kateřina. Tichá dřina: dělnictví a třída v továrně Baťa. Praha: Display, 2021.
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Večerník, Jiří (ed.). Práce, hodnoty, blahobyt: české reálie v evropském kontextu. Praha. Sociologický ústav, 2016.
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