Course: Sociology of Life Cycle

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Course title Sociology of Life Cycle
Course code KSS/1SZCA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction English
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)
  • Hasmanová Marhánková Jaroslava, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The basic concepts of the sociology of life-course 2. Age and age norms. 3. Sociology of childhood. 4. Sociological theories of socialization. 5. Gender and life-course. 6. The entry to labor market and retirement. The harmonization of family and work life. 7. Matherhood, fatherhood, grandparenthood and childlessness. 8. The entry to partnership and marriage. 9. The sociological aspects of aging. 10. Sociological perspectives to birt and death.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Project-based instruction, Discussion, Students' portfolio, Seminar classes, Textual studies, Lecture
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 33 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Ability to read and analyze texts written in english. The course is taught in English.
learning outcomes
Students are able to use basic sociological terminology related to the sociology of life-course. They distinguish among various theorethical and methodological approaches to the study of life-course. They propose their own research project based on their knowledge of the study of life biography.
teaching methods
Lecture
Textual studies
Project-based instruction
Students' portfolio
Discussion
Seminar classes
assessment methods
Written exam
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Alan, Josef. Etapy života očima sociologie. Praha : Panorama, 1989. ISBN 80-7038-044-6.
  • Blossfeld, Hans-Peter; Drobnič, Sonja. Careers of couples in contemporary societies : from male breadwinner to dual-earner families. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-19-924491-X.
  • Connidis, Ingrid Arnet. Family ties and aging. Thousand Oaks: Routledge, 2009.
  • Hamplová, Dana,; Šalamounová, Petra,; Šamanová, Gabriela. Životní cyklus : socioologické a demografické perspektivy. Vyd. 1. Praha : Sociologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, 2006. ISBN 80-7330-082-6.
  • Hamplová, Dana. The winners in a globalizing world: mid-career men in the Czech Republic. 2006.
  • Hans-Peter Blossfeld a Erik Klijzing. The Winners in a Globalizing World: Mid-Career Men. London: Routledge (v tisku).
  • Hunt, Stephen. The life course : a sociological introduction. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. ISBN 1-4039-1470-2.
  • Sýkorová, Dana. Autonomie ve stáří : kapitoly z gerontosociologie. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86429-62-5.
  • Vidovićová, Lucie. Stárnutí, věk a diskriminace - nové souvislosti. 1. vyd. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2008. ISBN 978-80-210-4627-6.


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): Sociology (17-5) Category: Social sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer