Sociology of the City 08-SODU-SMI

The lecture aims to present social processes taking place in the urban space. The city is described as a socio-spatial system which phenomenon is caused by demographic, social and economic processes. The course presents contemporary city in a historical perspective, indicating its diversity in comparison to the past. The course presents analytical tools for describing social processes taking place in modern cities. Knowledge of those tools allows to take a critical look at the modern city, especially from the perspective of social problems. The role of analysis is to generate solutions for the critical problems facing the modern city.

Module learning aims

01. Transfer of knowledge on urban sociology and contemporary social processes associated with the city. 02. Developing the ability to understand processes of urbanization characterized by modern city 03. Developing the capacity of analising social processes in modern cities. 04. Developing the ability of interpreting social phenomena taking place in sociospatial structure of the city 05. Informing about development of sociological and interdisciplinary theories on contemporary processes of urbanization 06. Preparation for applying knowledge in the field of urban sociology for describing the state and predicting the transformation of urban space

Major

sociology

Learning outcomes

Student:
01 defines concepts of contemporary sociology of city
02 knows and is able to describe current processes and social problems occurring in Polish cities
03 can analyzechanges in the urban space through the lens of social diversity
04 can propose solutions based on scientific evidence for social problems existing in Polish cities
05 interprets current situation in foreign cities through the prism of different sociospatial relations
06 combines effects of political decisions and economic processes in Polish cities with sociospatial context.
07 is aware of the impact of the past events on the present state of socio-spatial Polish cities
08 is aware of the relationship between urban changes and the socio-economic development in local and global perspectives
09 can produce scenarios of potential socio-spatial Polish cities

Assessment criteria

5 – excellent knowledge, personal and social skills
4.5 – very good knowledge, personal and social skills
4.0 – good knowledge, personal and social skills
3.5 – satisfactory knowledge, personal and social skills, but considerable shortcomings
3.0 – satisfactory knowledge, personal and social skills, but with many errors
2.0 – unsatisfactory knowledge, personal and social skills

Bibliography

F. Znaniecki, J. Ziółkowski, Czym jest dla Ciebie miasto Poznań?, Warszawa-Poznań 1984
M. Malikowski, Socjologiczne badanie miasta: problemy pojęciowe, teoretyczne i metodologiczne, Rzeszów 1992
M. Malikowski, S. Solecki, Socjologia miasta. Wybór tekstów, Rzeszów 1999
I. Machaj, J. Styk. Stare i nowe struktury społeczne. Tom 1 – Miasto, Lublin 1994
A. Wallis, Miasto i przestrzeń, Warszawa 1997
A. Majer, P. Starosta, Wokół socjologii przestrzeni, Łódź 2004
B. Jałowiecki, M.S. Szczepański, Miasto i przestrzeń w perspektywie socjologicznej, Warszawa 2009
A. Majer, Socjologia i przestrzeń miejska, Warszawa 2010
J. Ziółkowski, Urbanizacja, miasto, osiedle: studia socjologiczne, Warszawa 1965

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