Social change processes 3502-OBZ2-PZS

The problematic of lectures:1. Classic theories of social change - P. Sorokin; the functionalistic change (N. Smelser and others); R. Redfield concepts; the perspectives of S. Eisenstadt and A. Etzioni (in sixties).2. The concept of social development and the theory of modernization - the role of Marxists' ideas and theories, inspired by Marxism; neo-marxism and dependent development - its short characteristic. Global development theories (up to Wallerstein). The global order interpretations in the concepts of global system. 3. The crisis of the development concept and its theoretical and practical consequences. The change of the orientation toward the social changes (Krasnodebski). 4. System theories and cultural theories of social change. System theory thinking in sociology - the analysis of the society and politics interpretations in this perspective (Staniszkis theories as an example). Cultural changes in the perspective of Leslie A. White; Eisenstadt and his contribution in the social change problematic; the perspective of N. Elias, K. Popper and D. Riesman. The A. Touraine's concepts. 5. "Modernity" and "post-modernity" - the main changes in the sociological thinking and defining "the social change". Modernization and religion. Cultural changes of the our time - the meaning of the counter-culture. The European totalitarianism as a bias of the cultural paradigms changes. 6. The mechanisms of social change - social movements and systemic processes.Mental changes and historical change.7. The problems of changes of the contemporary world:a. Feminism: the role changes of men and women.b. Theory and politics toward sexual minorities.c. Consumerism as a new style of life.d. The European identity construction: actual processes and its historical beack-ground.e. Globalization and the anti-globalization - alter-globalization - movements.