Lecturer(s)
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Bárdy Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Jíšová Radmila, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to the object 2. Epistemological and theoretical obstacles in researching marginal groups 3. Epistemological and theoretical obstacles in researching marginal groups 4. Methodological problems in researching marginal groups 5. Methodological problems in researching marginal groups 6. Researching marginal groups: a peek into the history of social science 7. Researching marginal social groups 8. Researching ethnic groups 9. Researching religious groups 10. Researching social minorities 11. Ethical problems in researching marginal groups 12. Ethical problems in researching marginal groups 13. Ethical problems in publishing and presenting outcomes from research
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Project-based instruction, Individual study, Self-study of literature, Seminar
- Practical training (number of hours)
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 33 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Individual project (40)
- 16 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 50 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
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prerequisite |
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Knowledge |
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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 |
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to create a formally acceptable professional output. |
to 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 |
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N/A |
N/A |
learning outcomes |
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Knowledge |
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to distinguish the variability of ethnographic methods in the study of marginal groups. |
to explain various theoretical (especially epistemological) approaches in the study of marginal groups. |
to characterize different types of conflicts between ethnographic approaches in the study of marginal groups. |
to enumerate and characterize key studies using ethnographic methods in the study of marginal groups. |
Skills |
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to classify different types of methodological nuances in the study of marginal groups. |
to independently demonstrate specific conflicting approaches in the application of individual versions of ethnographic methods. |
to independently critically evaluate epistemological problems in the conceptualization of marginal groups. |
to independently choose a suitable theoretical and methodological approach to the study of marginal groups. |
Competences |
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N/A |
N/A |
teaching methods |
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Knowledge |
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Seminar |
Project-based instruction |
Self-study of literature |
Individual study |
Skills |
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Seminar |
Project-based instruction |
Self-study of literature |
Individual study |
Competences |
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Seminar |
Project-based instruction |
Self-study of literature |
Individual study |
assessment methods |
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Knowledge |
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Combined exam |
Test |
Seminar work |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Project |
Skills |
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Combined exam |
Test |
Seminar work |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Project |
Competences |
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Combined exam |
Test |
Seminar work |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Project |
Recommended literature
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Anderson, Elijah. Code of the street : Decency, violence, and the moral life of the inner city. New York : W.W.Norton & Company, 2000. ISBN 0-393-32078-2.
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Anderson, Elijah. Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004. ISBN 0-226-01959-4.
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Bourgois, Philippe. In search of respect : selling crack in El Barrio. 2nd ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0-521-01711-4.
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Duneier, Mitchell. Sidewalk. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999. ISBN 978-0-374-52725-9.
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Hannerz, Ulf. Soulside : inquiries into ghetto culture and community. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004. ISBN 0-226-31576-2.
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Madison, D. Soyini. Critical ethnography : method, ethics, and performance. Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2005. ISBN 0-7619-2916-9.
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Marvasti, Amir B. Being homeless : textual and narrative constructions. Lanham : Lexington Books, 2003. ISBN 0-7391-0619-8.
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Nedbálková, Kateřina. Spoutaná Rozkoš: sociální (re)produkce genderu a sexuality v ženské věznici. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 2006. ISBN 80-86429-65-2.
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Newman, Katherine. No Shame in My Game: The Working Poor in the Inner City. New York: Sage.1999.
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Noaks, Lesley; Wincup, Emma. Criminological research : understanding qualitative methods. London : SAGE Publications, 2004. ISBN 0-7619-7407-5.
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Papataxiarch?s, Evthymios; Stewart, Michael; Day, Sophie. Lilies of the field : marginal people who live for the moment. Boulder : Westview Press, 1999. ISBN 0-8133-3531-0.
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Rainwater, Lee. Behind Ghetto Walls: Black Families in a Federal Slum. Chicago: Akline Publishing. 1970.
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Sánchez-Jankowski, Martín. Islands in the street : gangs and American urban society. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1991.
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Stewart, Michael. The time of the gypsies. Boulder : Westview Press, 1997. ISBN 0-8133-3199-4.
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Venkatesh, Sudhir Alladi. Gang leader for a day : a rogue sociologist takes to the streets. New York : Penguin Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-14-311493-2.
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Wacquant, Loic J. D. Body & soul : notebooks of an apprentice boxer. Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-19-516835-6.
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Wacquant, Loic. Urban outcasts : towards a sociology of advanced marginality. Cambridge : Polity, 2008. ISBN 978-07456-3125-7.
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Whyte,W. F. Street Corner Society. Chicago, Chicago University Press. 4th ed., Chapter 1 and Apendix A, s. 3-51 a 279-325., 1993.
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