Leisure time sociology

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Course ID:	3500-FAKL-SOCCZWOL
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.2 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0314) Sociology and cultural studies The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Leisure time sociology
Name in Polish:	Socjologia czasu wolnego
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Sociology
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	elective courses
Short description:	The seminar focuses on the issues of social and cultural diversity from the perspective of leisure. While free will is often considered a defining feature of leisure, the things people do in and with their free time is rarely purely elective: this sphere is marked with the divisions and distinctions; group memberships play an important role; in it, norms and values shape the choices and assessments of recreational activities. Through focusing on leisure as a sensitizing concept, we will analyze the free time activities of various groups such as migrants, women, the elderly, the poor. We will compare the selected leisure activities’ significance for the different groups (e.g. commensality; physical activity as recreation). We will also discuss if and how leisure can be oppressive.
Full description:	The seminar focuses on the issues of social and cultural diversity from the perspective of leisure. While free will is often considered a defining feature of leisure, the things people do in and with their free time is rarely purely elective: this sphere is marked with the divisions and distinctions; group memberships play an important role; in it, norms and values shape the choices and assessments of recreational activities. Through focusing on leisure as a sensitizing concept, we will analyze the free time activities of various groups such as migrants, women, the elderly, the poor. We will compare the selected leisure activities’ significance for the different groups (e.g. commensality; physical activity as recreation). We will also discuss if and how leisure can be oppressive.
Bibliography:	Bombol Małgorzata (2005) Ekonomiczny wymiar czasu wolnego. Warszawa: SGH. Gershuny Jonathan (2000). Changing Times. Work and Leisure in Postindustrial Societies. Oxford University Press. GUS (2013) Budżety czasu Polaków. Gdula Maciej, Sadura Przemysław (red.) (2012) Style życia a porządek klasowy w Polsce. Warszawa: Scholar. <Rozdział „Style życia jako rywalizujące uniwersalności”> Jacyno Małgorzata (2007) Kultura indywidualizmu. Warszawa: PWN. Kramarczyk, Justyna (2018) Życie we własnym rytmie. Socjologiczne studium slow life w dobie przyspieszenia. Kraków Universitas. Liu Farrer Gracia (2004) The Chinese Social Dance Party in Tokyo: Identity and Status in an Immigrant Leisure Subculture, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 33: 651-674. Mroczkowska, Dorota (2020) Zrozumieć czas wolny. Przeobrażenia, tożsamość, doświadczanie. Poznań: Wydawnictwo UAM. Mroczkowska, Dorota (2010). Czas wolny. Refleksje, dylematy, perspektywy. Warszawa: Difin. <Rozdział Marii Nawojczyk „Czas wolny – pochodna czy determinanta pozycji społecznej” (ss. 121-136); rozdział Moniki Frąckowiak-Sochańskiej „Czas wolny kobiet i mężczyzn. Ilość i jakość czasu wolnego jako wymiar nierówności społecznych” (ss. 190-210).>> Orłowska, Małgorzata (2007) Przymus bezczynności. Warszawa: PWN. Rojek Chris (2010) The Labour of Leisure. The Culture of Free Time. Sage. Rosa Hartmut, Scheueramnn W.E. (eds.) (2009) High-Speed Society. Social Acceleration, Power, and Modernity. Pennsylvania State University. <Chapter 6 by H. Rosa> Stodolska Monika et al. (2014) Race, Ethnicity and Leisure. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. <Chapters 1 i 15> Straczuk Justyna (2015) Andrzeja Sicińskiego badania stylów życia – spojrzenie z dystansu, Kultura i Społeczeństwo, nr 3. Tarkowska Elżbieta (1992) Czas w życiu Polaków. Warszawa: IFiS PAN. Veblen Thorstein [1899] (2008) Teoria klasy próżniaczej, przekł. J. Frentzel-Zagórska, Warszawa: Muza. Wajcman Juduth (2015) Pressed for Time. The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism. Chicago University Press. <Chapter 3> Zadrożyńska Anna (1983) Homo faber i homo ludens. Warszawa PWN.
Learning outcomes:	Is aware of social differentiation and existing social inequalities, as well as their impact on the life of individuals and the functioning of social groups Has basic knowledge about cultural diversity of Poland and the modern world Has basic knowledge of methods used in research on cultural diversity Has basic knowledge of problems stemming from the cultural diversity of modern society Can record and observe social phenomena in a methodologically correct way Can effectively collaborate with members of a task team Can find, gather and synthesize information about social phenomena Can present results of his/her own research
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	participation in class discussions, knowledge of literature (30%) preparation of mini-project, presentation (70%) for late submissions: written work

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