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Lecturer(s)
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Ciglerová Hana, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Organizational information. Definition of demography and sources of demographic data 2. Basic demographic indicators and concepts; classical population theory 3. Population structure by sex and age 4. Time and aging in demography 5. Mortality tables 6. Health, morbidity and mortality 7. Reproductive mortality 8. Birth and fertility 9. Relationships, nuptiality and divorce 10. Reproduction and population growth 11. Population estimates and projections 12. Population policy
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Practicum
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 31 hours per semester
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| to describe and explain basic sociological methods. |
| to describe the formation of sociological perspectives using sociological methods. |
| characterize the basic findings from empirical qualitative or quantitative research. |
| to list and describe the basic developmental stages of the formation of qualitative or quantitative methods. |
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| to produce a formally acceptable professional output. |
| actively use foreign databases of professional journals. |
| to independently interpret the findings resulting from the application of sociological methods. |
| use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field in Czech and English. |
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| To understand the meaning of demographic measures in demographic literature and Statistical Yearbooks. |
| To use demographic literature and Statistical Yearbooks. |
| To describe the main demographic trends of the population of the Czech Republic in last century. |
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| To interpret associations among demographic, social, biological and economic processes . |
| To predict the effects of past demographic trends in the future. |
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Recommended literature
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Hinde, Andrew. Demographic methods. London ; Arnold, 1998. ISBN 0-340-71892-7.
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Kalibová, Květa. Úvod do demografie. Dotisk 2. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0222-9.
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Newell, Coliin. Methods and models in demography. New York : The Guilford Press, 1988. ISBN 0-89862-451-7.
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Pavlík, Zdeněk; Rychtaříková, Jitka; Šubrtová, Alena. Základy demografie : Celost. vysokošk. příručka pro stud. přírodověd., ekon., filozofických a lékařských fakult. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1986.
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