SOC436 Aging and Society

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Vidovićová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Veronika Šenkýřová, DiS.
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:40 G11
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to mnake its participants aware of the problems connected with population ageing - which is an important demographic and social phenomenon. The course will focus on social definiton of age and on the relatiopnship between demographic ageing and welafre policy. It will also deal with questions which are closely related to ageing: poverty, social exclusion of the aged, health and dying.
Syllabus
  • How is society ageing - towards the demography of ageing * How is individual ageing - biology and psychology of ageing * Age, ageing and culture * Age, cohorts and life cycle * Economic and social implications of demographic ageing * Ageing and the welfare state: Czech pension system * Poverty, inequality and social exclusion in old age * Population ageing as a challenge for future welfare policy * Ageing and death
Literature
  • Fry, L. Ch.: Age, Aging, and Culture. In: Binstock, R.H., George, L.K.: Handbook of Aging and Social Sciences. Academic Press 1995, str. 117-130.
  • Easterlin, R., A.:Economic and Social Implications of Demographic Patterns. In.: Binstock, R.H, George, L.K.: Handbook of Aging and Social Sciences. Academic Press 1995, str. 73-84.
  • Důchody. MPSV, 1996
  • Rabušic, L. 2001. Is a Reform of the Czech Pension System Supported by Public Opinion? Czech Sociological Review, IX (2):
  • Říčan, P.: Cesta životem. Panorama, Praha, 1989.
  • Možný, I.: Moderní rodina. Blok, Brno 1990, str.31-61.
  • RABUŠIC, Ladislav. Kolik bude českých seniorů v príštích desetiletích? (What will be the Number of Czech Seniors in Future Decades?). Geriatria. Malacky, 1999, IV, 3-4, p. 38-41. ISSN 1335-1850. info
  • RABUŠIC, Ladislav. Vstupujeme do století seniorů (Entering the Century of the Elderly). Sociální politika. Česká republika: MPSV Praha, 1999, vol. 25, No 3, p. 2-3. ISSN 0049-0961. info
  • RABUŠIC, Ladislav. Časové aspekty českého důchodového věku (Temporal Aspects of the Czech Retirement Age). Sociologický časopis. Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 1998, vol. 34, No 3, p. 267-284. ISSN 0038-0288. info
  • RABUŠIC, Ladislav. Jsou čeští senioři chudí? (Are the Czech Elderly Poor?). Sociologický časopis. Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 1998, vol. 34, No 3, p. 303-320. ISSN 0038-0288. info
  • Česká společnost a senioři : sociální, ekonomické a politické aspekty demografického stárnutí české společnosti : texty celostátní konference konané 16.-17. října [1997] v Brně. Edited by Ladislav Rabušic. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 189 s. ISBN 8021017295. info
  • RABUŠIC, Ladislav. Česká společnost stárne (Czech Society is Ageing). 1. vyd. Brno: Georgetown, Masarykova univerzita, 1995, 192 pp. Spisy Masarykovy univerzity, Filozofické fakulty. ISBN 80-210-1155-6. info
  • HAŠKOVCOVÁ, Helena. Fenomén stáří. Praha: Panorama, 1989, 407 s. ISBN 80-7038-158-2. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Credit evaluation note: 3 původní kredity.
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