SOC118 Work and Family

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Beatrice Elena Chromková Manea, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:40 U53
Prerequisites
The working language is English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course examines the complex relationships between paid work and family life. Major demographic, economic, and social changes within the past decades have produced substantial changes both in the public and private spheres. The discipline also emerged due to the fact that more women and particularly mothers have entered into the workforce. The field of work-family concerns interactions between commitment to employment and family. It also includes issues such as division of housework between men and women, leisure time and activities, and gender roles. The course aims to integrate gender relations into the analysis of family, employment and social policies in order to examine the reconciliation of work and family. The course will also question the specific workplace-related policies: welfare policies, parental leave, childcare and working time policies. The outcomes of the course consists in the understanding of the historical, demographic, and economic forces, which have driven work-family issues to the forefront, and the identification and description of the current state of research and theory in the work- family literature.
Syllabus
  • Students are expected to complete the weekly readings prior to class, to attend classes and to participate in discussions. The course is designed to be interactive – student/teacher and student/student dialogue. The course final grades are based on class participation (10%), seminars participation and assignments (40%), and final essay(50%). The course will be given in the form of workshops. It consists in presentations and discussions of the articles and books read during the semester (the main issues/themes addressed by the material and the utility of the content for researchers and scholars). For each class, you are expected to be thoroughly familiar with the reading assignments and to be actively involved in class discussions. Everyone is expected to read all assigned materials.
Literature
  • Drew, E., Emerek, R., Mahon, E. – Women, Work and the Family in Europe, Routledge, London, 1998
  • Hochschild, A., Machung A. - The second shift – Working parents and the revolution at home, PIATKUS, London, 1989
  • Ferrarini, T. - Families, states and labour markets : institutions, causes and consequences of family policy in post-war welfare states, Cheltenham, UK ; : Edward Elgar Pub., 2006
  • Domsch, M.E., Ladwig, D.H. (eds.) - Reconciliation of family and work in eastern European countries, Frankfurt am Main, Peter Lang, 2000
  • Tilly, L. A. - Women, work, and family, New York, Routledge, 1989
  • Hattery, A. – Women, Work, and Family: Balancing and Weaving, Sage Publication, 2001
  • Wallen, J. – Balancing work and family. The role of the workplace, Allyn & Bacon, Boston, 2002
  • Bailyn, L., Drago, R., Kochan, T. A. - Integrating work and family life: A holistic approach. A Report of the Sloan Work-Family Policy Network.
Teaching methods
The course is designed to be interactive – student/teacher and student/student dialogue. The course will be given in the form of workshops. It consists in presentations and discussions of the articles and books read during the semester (the main issues/themes addressed by the material and the utility of the content for researchers and scholars).
Assessment methods
FINAL ESSAY(10 PAGES) Each student will choose a research question/topic to be explored in the final essay. A list containing the main topics will be provided in due time. The deadline for submitting the final essay will be at the end of May 2010. The papers should be uploaded on http://is.muni.cz/studijní materiály/odevzdávárny/final essay.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010.
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