SPR709 Social Issues of Minorities

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Imrich Vašečka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Kubalčíková, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to offer students knowledge how to assess proper interventions into the sphere of coexistence and integration of minorities in the Czech republic. Students will learn about the history and current situation of minorities in the Czech republic. They will also obtain knowledge of theoretical concepts and ingoing interventions.
Syllabus
  • 1. The term „minority“ - definitions, typologies
  • 2. Selected national and ethnic minorities in the Czech republic
  • 3. Heterogeneity of society and its social cohesion
  • 4. Identity
  • 5. Tolerance and intolerance
  • 6. Coexistence of people in multi-ethnical and multi-cultural society
  • 7. Integration of minorities
  • 8. Approaches to the work with minorities
  • 9. Interventions into the minority issues in the sphere of social policy and social work
  • 10. Interventions into the minority issues in the sphere of legal protection
  • 11. Interventions into the minority issues in the sphere of education and culture
  • 12. Interventions into the minority issues in the political sphere
Teaching methods
Literature and tasks imposed on the students
Prezentations of the tasks on the seminar, discussion
Feedback on seminar paper
Assessment methods
Class discussion (debating)
Control of home tasks for each seminar assessment of seminar paper
Exam – written test, discussion on seminar paper
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2012, recent)
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