Course: Sociology of migration

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Course title Sociology of migration
Course code KSS/SMI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
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)
  • Pařízková Alena, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Theory of migration 2) Directions and patterns of migration 3) Gender and migration 4) Transnationalism 5) Formulas of integration, adaptation and assimilation 6) Migration and ethnicity 7) State, politics, citizenship 8) Family, relationships, roles, generation 9) Development perspective 10) Migration and health 11) Migration and media 12) Forced migration 13) Migration in the context of the Czech Republic

Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' portfolio, Self-study of literature, Lecture, Seminar
  • 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) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Students are able to read in English language.
learning outcomes
Students will be able to orientate in the subject of international migration. They will know key theoretical and methodological approaches to study this topic. Furhter they will be able to identify social, economic, political and historical factors which influence the migration process in the context of concrete territory - The Czech Republic.
teaching methods
Lecture
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Written exam
Test
Seminar work
Group presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Appadurai, Arjun. Modernity at large : cultural dimensions of globalization. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2003. ISBN 0-8166-2793-2.
  • Barker, Chris. Television, globalization and cultural identities. Maidenhead : Open University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-335-19954-2.
  • Brettell, Caroline B.; Hollifield, James Frank. Migration theory : talking across disciplines. New York : Routledge, 2008. ISBN 0-415-95427-4.
  • Castles, Stephen; Miller, Mark J. The age of migration. 3rd ed. New York : The Guilford Press, 2003. ISBN 978-1-572-30900-5.
  • Ehrenreich, B., A. R. Hochschild. Global Woman. New York: Metropolitan Books, 2003.
  • Gupta, Dev Satya. The political economy of globalization ; edited by Satya Dev Gupta. Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997. ISBN 0-7923-9903-X.
  • Metz-Gockel, Sigrid; Morokvasic, Mirjana; Münst, Senganata A. Migration and mobility in enlarged Europe : a gender perspective. Opladen : Barbara Budrich, 2008. ISBN 978-3-86649-108-3.
  • Portes, A., J. DeWind. Rethinking Migrational Perspecives. New Theoretical and Empirical Perspecives. New York: Berghahn Books, 2008.
  • Portes, Alejandro; Rumbaut, Rubén G. Immigrant America : a portrait. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1996. ISBN 0-520-20765-3.
  • True, Jacqui. Gender, globalization, and postsocialism : the Czech Republic after communism. New York : Columbia University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-231-12715-4.


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 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (17-5) Category: Social sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter