SOC709 Demography

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Aleš Burjanek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Juraj Potančok, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Timetable
Fri 27. 2. 9:40–10:50 Aula, Fri 27. 3. 9:40–10:50 Aula, Fri 15. 5. 9:40–10:50 Aula
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
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Course objectives
The theme of the course is the study of reproduction of human population, where special concern is given to the particularities of Czech population. The first part of the course offers introduction to the field and description of the (socio) demographic structure. Thus, age and sex structure along with socioeconomic status, education, religion and ethnicity is explained. This first part of the course ends with chapter about households. The second part of the course is oriented on population processes, where fertility, mortality, nuptiality, abortions and divorces problems along with migration are analyzed. The final chapter deals with population development worldwide. The aim of the course is to familiarize students with: (1) terminology, methodological equipment and basic concepts of demography; (2) development of the Czech population at the context of European and world population development.
Syllabus
  • (1) Demography as a scientific discipline, its subject and components;
  • (2) Construction of demographic indicators;
  • (3) Sources of demographic data;
  • (4) Age and sex structure;
  • (5) Professional, educational, religion and ethnic structure;
  • (6) Households;
  • (7) Mortality;
  • (8) Natality;
  • (9) Nuptiality;
  • (10) Abortions;
  • (11) Divorces;
  • (12) Migration;
  • (13) World population development.
Literature
  • FIALOVÁ, Ludmila. Dějiny obyvatelstva českých zemí. Vyd. 2., dopl. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1998, 398 s. ISBN 8020407200. info
  • KOSCHIN, Felix. Demografie poprvé. Vyd. 2. přeprac. V Praze: Oeconomica, 2005, 122 s. ISBN 8024508591. info
  • Romové v České republice, (1945-1998). Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociopress, 1999, 558 s. ISBN 80-902260-7-8. info
  • RABUŠIC, Ladislav. Kde ty všechny děti jsou? (Where have all the children gone?). I. Praha: SLON, 2001, 261 pp. EDICE STUDIE. ISBN 80-86429-01-6. info
  • Vývoj obyvatelstva v roce 200X. ČSÚ, Praha.
  • WEEKS, John R. Population :an introduction to concepts and issues. 7th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1999, xxiii, 673. ISBN 0-534-55305-2. info
Assessment methods
Consultation; mid-term written test; exam: written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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