Course: Sociology of Life Cycle

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Course title Sociology of Life Cycle
Course code KSS/SZC
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
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)
  • Švarcová Andrea, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The basic concepts of the sociology of life-course 2. Age and age norms. 3. Sociology of childhood. 4. Sociological theories of socialization. 5. Gender and life-course. 6. The entry to labor market and retirement. The harmonization of family and work life. 7. Matherhood, fatherhood, grandparenthood and childlessness. 8. The entry to partnership and marriage. 9. The sociological aspects of aging. 10. Sociological perspectives to birt and death.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Project-based instruction, Discussion, Students' portfolio, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 26 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 17 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 14 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to enumerate databases of professional foreign journals
to describe concepts corresponding terminology of the field in Czech and English
Skills
to form a formally acceptable professional output
to use foreign databases of professional journals
to use adequate concepts corresponding terminology of the field in Czech and English
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to introduce basic sociological terminology related to the sociology of life-course
to distinguish among various theorethical and methodological approaches to the study of life-course
Skills
to propose their own research project based on their knowledge of the study of life biography
to use basic sociological terminology related to the sociology of life-course
to compare various theorethical and methodological approaches to the study of life-course
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Textual studies
Project-based instruction
Students' portfolio
Discussion
Skills
Lecture
Seminar
Textual studies
Project-based instruction
Students' portfolio
Discussion
Competences
Lecture
Seminar
Textual studies
Project-based instruction
Students' portfolio
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Written exam
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Written exam
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Alan, Josef. Etapy života očima sociologie. Praha : Panorama, 1989. ISBN 80-7038-044-6.
  • Blossfeld, Hans-Peter; Drobnič, Sonja. Careers of couples in contemporary societies : from male breadwinner to dual-earner families. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-19-924491-X.
  • Connidis, Ingrid Arnet. Family ties and aging. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks : Pine Forge Press, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4129-5957-5.
  • Hamplová, Dana,; Šalamounová, Petra,; Šamanová, Gabriela. Životní cyklus : socioologické a demografické perspektivy. Vyd. 1. Praha : Sociologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, 2006. ISBN 80-7330-082-6.
  • Hans-Peter Blossfeld a Erik Klijzing. The Winners in a Globalizing World: Mid-Career Men. London: Routledge (v tisku).
  • Hunt, Stephen. The life course : a sociological introduction. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. ISBN 1-4039-1470-2.
  • Sýkorová, Dana. Autonomie ve stáří : kapitoly z gerontosociologie. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86429-62-5.
  • Vidovićová, Lucie. Stárnutí, věk a diskriminace - nové souvislosti. 1. vyd. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2008. ISBN 978-80-210-4627-6.


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