VZB22 Sociology of family

Faculty of Education
Spring 2027
Extent and Intensity
0/1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Mgr. Alice Prokopová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Mgr. Alice Prokopová, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Education and Health Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Andrea Špačková
Supplier department: Department of Physical Education and Health Education – Faculty of Education
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
Abstract
The objective of the course is to introduce some psychosocial aspects of family coexistence in the context of health psychology. A partial objective is to provide space for the students to plan and carry out a small research task aimed at this area.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the students will:
  • Be able to understand the psychosocial aspects of family issues,
  • Understand the significance of the family and its socialization functions,
  • Be familiar with current family trends,
  • Have the basic knowledge of the historical development of the family institution,
  • Understand the relationships between family life and protective (and risk) health factors.
Key topics
  • 1. Sociobiological roots of the family, parental and partnership behaviour;
  • 2. The family as a system;
  • 3. Functions of the family, structure of the family;
  • 4. Developmental cycle of the family, transformation of functions;
  • 5. Partnership, choice of the partner, cohabitation;
  • 6. The family and the child, socialization, transitory crisis, ‘developmental tasks’;
  • 7. The family and stressful situations, family crisis;
  • 8. Long-term crisis in the family;
  • 9. Divorce and remarriage, after-divorce situation, reconstructed family, status of the child in a reconstructed family;
  • 10. Work, economy, household;
  • 11. Families with a difference I;
  • 12. Families with a difference II.
  • Content of seminars:
  • Seminars are delivered as teaching blocks in which students present small research assignments. The assignments related to the topics of the lectures shall be selected by students at the beginning of the term from a list published on the web information system of MU. The assignments shall be worked on throughout the term. Each presentation shall include discussion and feedback from peer students and teachers.
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • Psychologie zdraví. Edited by Jiří Mareš - Vladimír Kebza. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2024, xiv, 593. ISBN 9788024744117. info
  • Psychologie zdraví : biologické, psychosociální, digitální a spirituální aspekty. Edited by Leona Jochmannová - Tereza Kimplová. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2021, 552 stran. ISBN 9788027125692. URL info
  • KEBZA, Vladimír. Psychosociální determinanty zdraví. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2005, 263 s. ISBN 8020013075. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Presentation of the results of seminar assignments, discussions, case reports. During the respective terms students shall work on their seminar assignments.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
During the terms students shall work on their seminar assignments; a presentation of the assignment is a prerequisite for completion of the course.
Alternate completion
In exceptional cases, it is possible to complete the course in an alternative form; the specific form will be determined by agreement between the instructor and the student.
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/jaro2026/VZB22/index.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/predmet/ped/jaro2026/VZB22
Detailed information and specific instructions for seminar assignments can be found in the "STUDY MATERIALS" agenda for this course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2027, recent)
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