Course: Sociology

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Course title Sociology
Course code KSZD/SOCP5
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Křečková Tůmová Naděžda, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Seminar Topics: 1. week: The development of sociology as an individual scientific discipline, basic paradigms of sociological thinking and main protagonists of sociology 2. week: Socialization process 3. week: Social control, norms and deviant behaviour, stratification of the society 4. week: The issues of social groups, typology, the importance of primary groups, collective behaviour 5. week: Life and family cycle. The theory of roles 6. week: Basic definition of the sociology of medicine, interpretation of diseases in sociological context 7. week: Talcott Parsons and his approach towards health disorder, the role of a doctor and a patient 8. week: The models of relationships in medicine. Development of the relationship between a doctor and a patient 9. week: The process of sociological research, the aims of the research, the arrangement of the research, the role of hypotheses 10. week: The definition of signs in sociological research, the definition of target population, the types of selections 11. week: Basic methods of data collection in sociological research, creating a research tool, results interpretation

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The subject provides basic knowledge of basic sociology. It introduces the development of sociology as a scientific discipline, with basic paradigms of sociological thinking and main protagonists of sociology. The focus is put on the process of socialization, the issues of social control, norms, deviations and social stratification. The subject also covers stages of life and family cycle and basic sociological theories. The next focus is put on the sociology of medicine and basic models of relationships between medical staff and patients. The subject also provides basic knowledge of the processes and methods of sociological research.
Subject Knowledge: Student knows the pre-history of sociology, he is able to characterize basic sociological disciplines and define the importance of the socialization process. Student characterizes basic sociological theories (such as the theory of social groups, social stratification, deviant behaviour, the theory of roles), which helps with understanding some aspects of human behaviour. Student understands the importance of sociology of medicine including the main focus of the sub-discipline (disease understanding, disease effects on the life of an individual and his family, the models of relationships in medicine). Student can describe all the phases of sociological research and he knows basic methods of data collection. Professional Skills: Student can classify selected sociological theories among the main sociological disciplines. Student is able to describe the relationships between the medical staff and the patients based on the real status of theoretical models, including practical evaluation of positive and negative results of these models in certain situations. Student is able to conduct own simple research including the selection of correct methodology for data selection and creation of a simple research device.
Prerequisites
Conditional subject was not determined

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active seminar participation, fulfilling the requirements of the written exam, which will be focused on the topics from the whole subject. Students will answer the questions and demonstrate the understanding of the topic. Each question is measured in the certain amount of points. Passing minimum for the subject is getting 50 % from the maximum possible amount of points.
Recommended literature
  • BÁRTLOVÁ, S. Sociologie medicíny a zdravotnictví. 6. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2005. 188 s.. 2005. ISBN 80-247-1197-4.
  • BARTLOVÁ, S. Vybrané kapitoly ze sociologie medicíny. Brno: IDV PZ, 1993..
  • BAUMAN, Z. Myslet sociologicky. Praha: Slon, 1996..
  • BURIÁNKOVÁ, J. Sociologie. Praha: Fortuna, 1996.. ISBN 80-7168-304-3.
  • Disman, M. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost.. Praha: Karolinum., 1993.
  • GIDDENS, A. Sociologie.. Praha: Argo, 2002. ISBN 80-7203-124-4.
  • JANDOUREK, J. Úvod do sociologie. Praha, 2004.
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  • KRAUS, B.; HRONCOVÁ, J. Sociální patologie. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2007. 325s. ISBN 978-80-7041-896-3.
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, J. Psychologie nemoci. Praha: Grada, 2002.. Praha: Grada, 2002.
  • KUBÁTOVÁ, H.; ZNEBEJÁNEK, F. Základy sociologie. Olomouc : Univerzita Palackého, 2008. 151s. ISBN 978-80-244-1874-2.
  • MUCHA, I. Sociologie : základní texty. Jesenice u Prahy : Vydavatelství 999, 2007. 302s. ISBN 978-80-86391-26-7.
  • NOVOTNÁ, E. Základy sociologie. 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-2396-9.
  • Petrusek, M. Dějiny sociologie. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3234-3.
  • PETRUSEK, M. Základy sociologie. Praha, 2009.
  • SEKOT, A. Sociologie v kostce.. Brno: Paido, 2006.


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