SOC577 Population Studies

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc. (lecturer)
Beatrice Elena Chromková Manea, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Fučík, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marcela Petrová Kafková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Souralová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:40 U34
Prerequisites
SOUHLAS
There are no formally enforced prerequisites, but some exposure (e.g. in an introductory BA-level course) to methods of formal demography, research design, and some experience with quantitative data analysis are a significant benefit that will make your course participation more efficient. Reasonable ability to write and speak in English is anticipated.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course covers selected major topics from the area of population studies (broadly defined) including traditional topics of demography such as fertility, mortality, and migration as well as selected areas of social demography such as population health, ageing, intergenerational relations, marriage, divorce, and inequality. The course will focus on current developments as they relate to Europe and other industrialized democratic societies.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able: 1. to understand basic demographic processes and events; 2. to understand relevant approaches of formal demography and to calculate basic demographic indicators; 3. to find (and download) relevant demographic data from worldwide databases; 4. to analyze such data; 5. to understand current demographic development and its relation to historical one; 6. to write an article on a topic concerning population studies.
Syllabus
  • Age structure and its importance
  • Fertility
  • Morbidity and mortality
  • Health, Well-Being and the quality of Life
  • Partnership and Families
  • Sociological Study of Divorce
  • Changing societies in the context of ageing populations
  • Migration. Human mobility in 21st century
  • Intergenerational relations
  • Population Policy
Literature
    required literature
  • CASTLES, Stephen, Hein de HAAS and Mark J. MILLER. The age of migration : international population movements in the modern world. Fifth edition. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, xvii, 401. ISBN 9780230355774. info
  • WEEKS, John R. Population : an introduction to concepts and issues. 10th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2008, xxv, 610. ISBN 9780495096375. info
  • Ageing in society : European perspectives on gerontology. Edited by John Bond. 3rd ed. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2007, xiii, 364. ISBN 9781412900195. URL info
  • The Blackwell companion to the sociology of families. Edited by Jacqueline L. Scott - Judith Treas - Martin Richards. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub., 2007, xxvi, 596. ISBN 9781405175630. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, term paper, students seminar presentation
Assessment methods
class paper presentation, term paper, written exam
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016.
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