Vývoj západní sociologie města od Georga Simmela k Louisi Wirthovi

Abstract

Tato diplomova prace mapuje vyvoj zapadnf sociologie mesta od samych pocatku po Louise Wirtha, predstavitele pozdnf chicagske sociologicke skoly. Pozornost je venovana slavnym zakladatelum evropske sociologicke tradice a jejich textum a uvaham tykajfdm se mesta. Autorka se zameruje na duvody, proc se jejich prace o meste nedostaly do povedomf prfznivcu sociologie mesta natolik, jako dva texty ustrednf pro tuto praci - esej Georga Simmela Velkomesta a dusevnf zivot a clanek Louise Wirtha Urbanismus jako zivotnf zpusob. Praci zahajuje kapitola 0 slavnych evropskych sociolozfch 19. a pocatku 20. stoled, kteN se ve svych uvahach a pradch tematice mesta alespon okrajove venovali. Kapitola pojednava 0 Friedrichu Engelsovi, Karlu Marxovi, Ferdinandu Tonniesovi, Emilu Durkheimovi a Maxi Weberovi. Nasleduje kapitola 0 Georgu Simmelovi a analyza jeho eseje Velkomesta a dusevnf zivot. Na kapitolu 0 Georgu Simmelovi navazuje kapitola 0 chicagske sociologicke skole, ktera se Simmelem nechala do velke mfry inspirovat a pokracovala v rozvoji urbannf sociologie. Tato kapitola pojednava take 0 Robertu E. Parkovi a socialne ekologickem pNstupu vyznamnem pro celou sociologii mesta. Samostatna kapitola 0 Louisi Writhovi a jeho clanku se venuje predevsfm rozboru tohoto slavneho textu a kritickym odezvam, ktere vyvolal. Praci...

This paper attempts to track the history of western urban sociology from its early beginnings to Louis Wirth (1897-1952), a member of the third generation of Chicago School of Urban Sociology. It focuses on famous European founders of sociology and their ideas and works regarding the city phenomenon. The author aims to explain why their works with the subject of city are not so relevant for urban sociology as the two texts central for this paper - Georg Simmel's essay The Metropolis and Mental Life and the Wirth's article Urbanism as a Way of Life. The paper opens a chapter devoted to early European sociologists and their reflection of cities in their works. Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx, Ferdinand Tonnies, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber are in the main scope of the chapter. The following section is dedicated to Georg Simmel and analyses his text about metropolis. Next chapter considers the Chicago School of Urban Sociology, to certain extend inspired by Simmel's work, further elaborating the theory of urban sociology. The section focuses among others on Robert E. Park and the approach of human ecology crucial for early urban sociology. The next chapter presenting Louis Wirth and his famous article points out the sources of inspiration and the criticism raised by the article. The paper concludes by a chapter...