AJ5_CSAT Culture, Society and Tolerance

Faculty of Education
Spring 2005
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Michael George, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Timetable
Tue 16:20–17:55 učebna 57
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This a 4-credit pure option class which meets every week for 90 minutes and will look at the nature of prejudice and tolerance in modern society. While not focusing on any one society, specific examples of actual incidents and behavior from various lands will be used as case studies in order to understand the psychological and social mechanisms of prejudice. The class is organized as a "round table discussion" seminar wherein students will have read the assigned texts and come to class prepared to discuss the text and topic at hand with their classmates.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction and Inquiry 2. Your Lesson 3. Various Views of Tolerance 4. We and "The Other" 5. A Class Divided 6. Stereotyping 7. Communities of Obligation 8. Obedience - the Milgram Experiment 9. A survivor's Story 10. Teaching tolerance 11. Conclusion and Evaluation
Literature
  • selections from: Facing History and Ourselves: a Resource Book, Facing History and Ourselves National Foundation, Brookline, Mass.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004.
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