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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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1. gender and health as an area of research - an introduction to the field 2.-3. reproductive health of women and men - key issues: childbirth, infertility, assisted reproduction 4.-5. gender inequalities in health 6.-7. mortality and morbidity according to gender 8.-9. mental health and gender 10.-11. gender and death and dying 12.-13. gender aspects of pain
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Project-based instruction, Discussion, Individual study, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
- Practical training (number of hours)
- 39 hours per semester
- Individual project (40)
- 16 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 43 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 40 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| describe and explain basic sociological methods. |
| describe the formation of sociological perspectives in the use of sociological methods. |
| characterize basic knowledge resulting from empirical qualitative research. |
| enumerate and describe the basic developmental stages of the formation of qualitative methods. |
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| create a formally acceptable professional output. |
| use foreign databases of professional journals actively . |
| interpret knowledge resulting from the application of sociological methods independently. |
| 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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| distinguish gender and health variability (reproductive health of men and women - key topics: childbirth, infertility, assisted reproduction, gender inequalities in health, mortality and gender morbidity, mental health and gender, gender and death and dying, gender aspects of pain). |
| explain different methodological approaches and their impact on different versions of gender and health studies. |
| characterize different types of conflicts between theoretical and methodological approaches in the study of gender and health. |
| enumerate and characterize key studies on gender and health issues. |
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| classify different types of theoretical and methodological approaches in the study of gender and health. |
| demonstrate concrete conflicting approaches in the application of particular theories and methods in the study of gender and health. |
| critically evaluate the conceptualization, theories and methods used in the study of gender and health. |
| choose the appropriate theoretical and methodological approach when applying research focused on the study of gender and health. |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Project-based instruction |
| Individual study |
| Discussion |
| Skills |
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| Lecture |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Project-based instruction |
| Self-study of literature |
| Discussion |
| Competences |
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| Lecture |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Project-based instruction |
| Self-study of literature |
| Discussion |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Test |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Project |
| Skills |
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| Combined exam |
| Project |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Competences |
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| Combined exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Project |
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Recommended literature
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Annandale, Ellen,; Hunt, Kate. Gender inequalities in health. Buckingham ; Open University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-335-20364-7.
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Bartley, Mel; Blane, David; Smith, Davey. The sociology health of inequalities. Oxford : Blackwell Publishing, 1998. ISBN 0-631-20929-8.
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Bendelow, Gillian. Pain and gender. Harlow: Pearson Education, 2000.
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Davis, Kathy. The Making of Our bodies, ourselves. How feminism travels across borders.. Durham: Duke University Press, 2007.
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Furquahar, Judith. Apetites. Food and sex in post-socialist China. Durham: Duke University Press, 2002.
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Helman, Cecil G. Culture, health and illness. London : Arnold, 2002. ISBN 0-7506-4786-8.
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Kelleher, David, Gerard Leavey. Identity and health. London: Routledge, 2004.
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Kirkham, Mavis. Exploring the dirty side of women's health. London : Routledge, 2007. ISBN 978-0-415-38325-7.
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Kirkham, Mavis. The midwife-mother relationship. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2000. ISBN 0-333-76053-0.
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Mamo, Laura. Queering Reproduction. Achieving pregnancy in the age of technoscience. Durham: Duke University Press, 2007.
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Mullings, Leith; Schulz, Amy J. Gender, race, class, and health : intersectional approaches. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2006. ISBN 0-7879-7663-6.
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Nettleton, Sarah. The Sociology of health and illness. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2006.
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Orbach, Susie. Fat is a feminist issue. The Anti-diet guide for women. New York: Galahad Books, 1997.
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Payne, Sarah. The Health of men and women. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2006.
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Petryna, Adriana, Andrew Lakoff, Arthur Kleinman (eds). Global Pharmaceuticals. Ethics, markets, practices. Durham: Duke University Press, 2006.
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Rapp, Ryana. Testing women, testing the fetus. The Social impact of amniocentesis in America. New York: Routledge, 2000.
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Rivkin-Fish, Michele. Women´sHealth in Post-soviet Russia. The Politics of Intervention. Bloomington, Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2005.
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Robertson, Steve. Understanding men and health : masculinities, identity and well-being. Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2007.
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Sargent, Carolyn, Caroline Brettell (eds.). Gender and health. An International perspective. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1995.
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Taylor, Steve; Field, David. Sociology of health and health care. Oxford : Blackwell Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-4051-0869-X.
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