FSS:SPP207 Social Issues of Minorities - Course Information

SPP207 Social Issues of Minorities

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. Libor Musil, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

Thu 8:00–9:40 P22

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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 12 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/12, only registered: 0/12, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/12

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

required 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.
• - 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.

recommended literature
• - Girard, R., 1997. Obětní beránek. Praha: NLN. ss. 19 - 30.
• 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

• SPP142 Minorities
• SPP505 Minorities in the Czech Republic and Central Europe

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2013, recent)
  
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