SOC606 Family Sociology

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Martin Kreidl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 11:30–13:00 U44
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
SOC606/Druha_Dem_Tran: No timetable has been entered into IS.
SOC606/Dysfunkce: No timetable has been entered into IS.
SOC606/Mezigeneracni: No timetable has been entered into IS.
SOC606/Nove_rodiny: No timetable has been entered into IS.
SOC606/Partnerstvi: No timetable has been entered into IS.
SOC606/Reprodukce: No timetable has been entered into IS.
SOC606/Rozvod: No timetable has been entered into IS.
SOC606/stratifikace: No timetable has been entered into IS.
SOC606/Zivotni_drahy: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Prerequisites
SOUHLAS
Elementary background in sociological theory and methodology as well as in basic demographic facts about modern families. This course developes selected topics from SOC577 Population studies.
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 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Couse serves as (partial) preparation for the State exam in the elective field Population studies.
Learning outcomes
Students can describe and explain basic facts about modern families and their developments Students can review basic theoretical approaches to the study of family Students can explain relationships between the family and other modern social systems (labor market, social security, education) Students can apply family theories to analyze and interpret family behaviors Students can identify, compare and contrast various family forms, traditional and non-traditional Students can derive specific hypotheses regarding family behavior Students can assess the value of various data sources for empirical analyses of family behavior
Syllabus
  • history of the family new families organization and division of labor in families sex and reproduction intergenerational relationships dusfunctions in families divorce and separation family and inequality
Literature
    required literature
  • Handbook of population. Edited by Dudley L. Poston - Michael Micklin. New York: Springer, 2006, xiii, 918. ISBN 0387257020. info
    recommended literature
  • CHERLIN, Andrew J. Public & private families : an introduction. 7th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2013, xxiii, 523. ISBN 9780078026676. info
  • LIVI BACCI, Massimo. A concise history of world population. 5th ed. Malden Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, xiv, 271. ISBN 9780470673201. info
    not specified
  • CHERLIN, Andrew J. Public and private families : a reader. Sixth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill companies, 2010, x, 358. ISBN 9780073404363. info
Teaching methods
lectures, seminars, reading, homework, final paper, miniconference
Assessment methods
written test (open questions), final analytical paper, presentation(s)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: závěrečný esej
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
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