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Course: Stratification and demography

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Course title Stratification and demography
Course code KSS/INDZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
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)
  • Jíšová Radmila, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
) Empirical reflection of the social structure 2) Empirical reflection of social behavior 3-4) relationship between social behavior and social structure - paradoxes and consequences 5-6) - theoretical and empirical reflections of stratification approaches to society 7-8) methodological trends in the analysis of stratification phenomena trends in demographic phenomena 9-10) Basic demographic processes (mortality, marriage rate, divorce rate, fertility, abortion rate) and their impact on the stratification of society 11-12 Population growth and population projections

Learning activities and teaching methods
Project-based instruction, Task-based study method, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 78 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 44 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe and explain basic sociological theories.
to describe the formation of sociological perspectives on the study of society.
to characterize the basic knowledge resulting from empirical research.
to enumerate and describe the basic developmental stages of the formation of Western societies.
Skills
to create a formally acceptable professional output.
actively use foreign databases of professional journals.
to independently interpret knowledge from various subfields of sociology.
to use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field in Czech and English.
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to to distinguish the changes in the definition of the concept of status and classes.
to interpret theories of inequality, stratification models of social structures and social mobility.
characterize the different types of conflicts between theories of inequality and stratification models.
to list and characterize the various comparative researches focused on the transformation of social inequalities in modern Western societies.
Skills
to classify different types of stratification models of social structures and social mobility at macro and micro level.
to independently demonstrate specific conflicting approaches in theories and empirical knowledge in the study of inequalities.
to independently critically evaluate theories of social inequalities.
to independently choose a suitable theoretical and methodological approach for the analysis of social inequalities and analyze the suitability of the stratification models used.
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Project-based instruction
Skills
Lecture
Seminar
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Project-based instruction
Competences
Lecture
Seminar
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Project-based instruction
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Project
Skills
Seminar work
Written exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Project
Competences
Seminar work
Written exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Project
Recommended literature
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  • Booth, Alan; Crouter, Ann C. Does it take a village? : community effects on children, adolescents, and families. Mahwah : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2001. ISBN 0-8058-3243-2.
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  • Mare, R. D. Differential Fertility, Intergenerational Educational Mobility, and Racial Inequality. Social Science Research 26: 263-91, 1997.
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University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 23.04.2025 23:52. Data created for academic year 2025/2026