HEN555 Rural Sociology

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lukáš Kala, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Bc. Petra Burišková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 13:30–15:00 Studio 527
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to present introduction to the sociology of rural space with respect to the historical and current issues of countryside and alndscape. Students should be able understand and interpret trends of rural development, present cultural dimension of the countryside and its perception and jeopardy. Emphasis is paied to the seminars on principles of empirical research of the rural space.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to rural sociology, 2. Countryside and landscape, 3.Czech and Moravian countriside and landscape in history, 4. Present problems: amenity migration, 5. Social ecology view, 6. Photograph as a research method, 7. Field work I., 8. Visual data analysis, 9. Field work II., 10. Analysis, 11. Team presentation I., 12. Team presentation II., 13. Research project evaluation
Literature
  • OUŘEDNÍČEK, M., ŠPAČKOVÁ, P., FEŘTROVÁ, M. (2011): Kvalita života a role lidského kapitálu v depopulačních oblastech v České republice. Sociologický časopis, 47, č. 4.
  • ŠIMON, M. Únik z měst na venkov. Geografické rozhledy, 2011, 20.6: 6-7.
  • Amenitní migrace do venkovských oblastí České republiky : výsledky projektu GA ČR 403/07/0714: "Amenitní" migrace jako nová forma specifické globální migrace obyvatel. Její vliv na socioekonomický rozvoj rurálních oblastí České republi. Photo by Michael Bartoš. [Kostelec nad Černými lesy]: Lesnická práce, 2011, 196 s. ISBN 9788087154496. info
  • HÁJEK, Pavel. Jde pevně kupředu naše zem : krajina českých zemí v období socialismu 1948-1989. Vyd. 1. Praha: Malá Skála, 2008, 161 s. ISBN 9788086776071. info
  • SZTOMPKA, Piotr. Vizuální sociologie : fotografie jako výzkumná metoda. Translated by Jiří Ogrocký. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2007, 168 s. ISBN 9788086429779. info
  • Handbook of rural studies. Edited by Terry Marsden - Patrick H. Mooney - Paul J. Cloke. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE, 2006, xii, 511. ISBN 9780761973324. info
  • BLAŽEK, Bohuslav. Venkovy: anamnéza, diagnóza, terapie. 1. vydání. Šlapanice: ERA, 2004, 184 pp. ISBN 80-86517-90-X. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods include lectures, students´ individual work (reading of obligatory literature) and discussions.
Assessment methods
Active participation on seminars and research project, final photographic essay (20 photographs+ comentary, final test based on readings.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught last offered.
General note: Příště bude předmět vyučován na Podzim 2017.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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