Course: Contemporary Czech Society

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Course title Contemporary Czech Society
Course code KSS/SCSY
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vaníček Milesson Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Comparative research in the Czech Republic 2. Data bases for the Czech Republic 3. Development of electoral behavior in the Czech Republic 4. Labor market development in the Czech Republic 5. Development of family behavior in the Czech Republic 6. Development of education in the Czech Republic 7. Development of migration in the Czech Republic 8. Development of religiosity in the Czech Republic 9. Development of crime in the Czech Republic 10. Development of the approach to the environment in the Czech Republic 11. Development of gender inequalities in the Czech Republic 12. Introduction of sociological application - lecture of the KSS graduate

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 31 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe and explain basic sociological methods.
students should be able to read in English some course of sociology KSS/SOC, KSS/ZS1, KSS/SSŠO)
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.
Skills
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.
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe key dimensions of social structure in modern Czech society.
to describe the impact of inequality upon life style and educational practices.
to describe the impact of inequality upon life style and educational practices.
Skills
to recognize key dimensions of social structure in modern Czech society
to identify crucial social cleavages.
to identify the impact of social structure on socialization and deviant behavior.
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Textual studies
Skills
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Textual studies
Competences
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Seminar work
Skills
Written exam
Seminar work
Competences
Group presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Matějů, Petr; Večerník, Jiří. Zpráva o vývoji české společnosti 1989-1998. Praha : Academia, 1998. ISBN 80-200-0765-2.
  • Možný, Ivo. Česká společnost : nejdůležitější fakta o kvalitě našeho života. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2002. ISBN 80-7178-624-1.
  • Možný, Ivo. Moderní rodina : Mýty a skutečnosti. Brno : Blok, 1990. ISBN 80-7029-018-8.
  • Možný, Ivo. Sociologie rodiny. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 2002. ISBN 80-86429-05-9.
  • Rabušic, Ladislav. Kde ty všechny děti jsou? : porodnost v sociologické perspektivě. Vyd. 1. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 2001. ISBN 80-86429-01-6.


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