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Lecturer(s)
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Švarcová Andrea, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Content: 1. What is an emotion? Approaches to the study of emotions 2. Emotional socialization 3. Emotional work, carework 4. Emotions and Inequality: Gender, Race and Class 5. Emotional deviation 6. Emotions and identity 7. Emotions and social change 8. Emotions as a commodity (capitalism, consumption) 9. Emotions and security
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 65 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 41 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to describe and explain basic sociological theories. |
| to describe formation of sociological perspectives in the use of sociological methods. |
| to characterize the main findings from empirical research studies. |
| to characterize the basic methodological approaches. |
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| to actively use foreign databases of professional journals. |
| to read professional texts in English. |
| to use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field in Czech and English. |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to define basic sociological concepts that are applied in the field of sociology of emotions. |
| to name and characterize key studies focused on the issue of social formation of emotions. |
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| to apply knowledge and skills to understand practical examples of how emotions are expressed in different social and cultural contexts. |
| to describe how race, class, gender, sex, age, and status determine which emotions are socially acceptable for individuals sharing the same culture. |
| to critically compare the gendered emotional experience of men and women. |
| to analyze how emotional rules and expectations reinforce inequalities in society. |
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| Textual studies |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Turner, Jonathan H.; Stets, Jan E. The sociology of emotions. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0-521-61222-7.
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