VPL207 Social Issues of Minorities

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Imrich Vašečka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 8:00–9:40 exP21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! SPP207 Social Issues of Minorities
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to offer students knowledge how to assess proper interventions into the sphere of coexistence and integration of minorities in the Czech Republic. Students will learn about the history and current situation of minorities in the Czech Republic. They will also obtain knowledge of theoretical concepts and ingoing interventions.
Syllabus
  • The term „minority“ - definitions, typologies
  • Selected national and ethnic minorities in the Czech republic
  • Heterogeneity of society and its social cohesion
  • Identity
  • Tolerance and intolerance
  • Coexistence of people in multi-ethnical and multi-cultural society
  • Integration of minorities
  • Approaches to the work with minorities
  • Interventions into the minority issues in the sphere of social policy and social work
  • Interventions into the minority issues in the sphere of legal protection
  • Interventions into the minority issues in the sphere of education and culture
  • Interventions into the minority issues in the political sphere
Literature
  • - Bačová, V., 1996(a). Etnická identita a historické zmeny. Bratislava: Veda. Vydavateľstvo SAV. ss. 9-12, 22-48.
  • - Menšiny ..., 1995. Menšiny a autonómia v západnej Európe. Bratislava: Nadácia Minority Rights Group Slovakia. ss. 4-9, 15-18.
  • - Girard, R., 1997. Obětní beránek. Praha: NLN. ss. 19 - 30.
  • - Novosad, L., 1997. Některé aspekty socializace lidí se zdravotním postižením. Kapitoly ze sociologie handicapu. Liberec: Technická univerzita v Liberci. Fakulta pedagogická. Skripta. ss. 9-34.
  • - Skuttnab-Kangas, T., 1995. Jazyk, gramotnosť a menšiny. Bratislava: Nadácia Minority Rights Group - Slovakia. ss 5 - 28.
  • Vztahy mezi komunitami a etnické vztahy v Evropě. Závěrečná zpráva projektu Rady Evropy. Kapitola 2: Imigranti v Evropě. Rukopis MMB. ss. 4-9.
  • Chapman, D., 1996. Možno sa vyhnúť občianskym vojnám? Volebné a ústavné modely pre etnicky rozdelené krajiny. Bratislava: Slovenský výbor Európskej kultúrnej nadácie.
Teaching methods
Literature and tasks imposed on the students. Prezentations of the tasks on the seminar, discussion. Feedback on seminar paper.
Assessment methods
Lectures Class discusion - debating 3 written tests Written examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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