Course: Culture and Reproduction of population - Anthropological demography

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Course title Culture and Reproduction of population - Anthropological demography
Course code KSA/ADE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Galeta Patrik, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Introduction to the course, objectives. 2) Demography vs. anthropology 3) Basic concepts of demographic analysis 4) Demography of pre-industrial societies 5) Neolithic demographic transition 6) First demographic transition 7) Second demographic transition 8) Gender and mortality 9) Gender and fertility 10) Culture of migration 11) Population size and culture

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Skills demonstration, Self-study of literature, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 22 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Ovládat základní úroveň znalostí anglického jazyka.
Skills
Propojovat sociální a biologické stránky života.
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Interpretovat základní demografické pojmy.
Popsat princip třech velkých demografických přechodů, tj. změn v demografickém chování lidí.
Popsat vztah kulturních a demografických parametrů na příkladech antropologických výzkumů.
Skills
Pochopit souvislosti v rámci demografických přechodů.
Porozumět konceptu populační dynamiky a změnám úmrtnosti a plodnosti od paleolitu po současnost v kulturním kontextu.
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Collaborative instruction
Self-study of literature
Skills
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar classes
Self-study of literature
Practicum
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Test
Skills
Written exam
Test
Competences
Written exam
Test
Recommended literature
  • Chamberlain A. T. Problems and prospects in paleodemography. In M. Cox, S. Mays (eds): Human Osteology in Archaelogy and Forensic Science London. str. 101-115. Greenwich Medical Media, 2000.
  • Kalibová, Květa. Úvod do demografie. Dotisk 2. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0222-9.
  • Kertzer D. I., Fricke T. E. Anthopological demography: toward a new synthesis. University of Chicago Press, 1997.
  • Livi Bacci. A consice history of world population. 6th edition. John Wiley a Sons, 2017.
  • Poston, Dudley L.; Bouvier, Leon F. Population and society : an introduction to demography. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-87287-4.
  • Therborn, Göran. Between sex and power : family in the world, 1900-2000. London : Routledge, 2004. ISBN 0-415-30078-9.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social and Cultural Anthropology (16-5) Category: Philosophy, theology 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social and Cultural Anthropology (16-5) Category: Philosophy, theology 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer