SOC109 Demography

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Aleš Burjanek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ondřej Hofírek (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:30 Aula
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 theme of the course are studies of reproduction of human population, where special concern is given to the particularities of Czech population. The first part of the course offers introduction to the field and description of the structure of the population of the country. The interpretation deals with structures according to age, sex, socioeconomic status, education, religion and ethnicity. The first part of the course ends with chapter about households. The second part of the course is oriented on fertility, mortality and nuptiality, continues to analyse abortion and divorce problems, questions of migration and population theories. The final session deals with population development worldwide.
Syllabus
  • Demography as a scientific discipline, its subject and components * Sources of demographic data * Construction of demographic measures * Age and sex structure * Professional, educational, religion and ethnic structure * Household * Mortality * Natality * Abortions * Nuptiality * Divorce * Natural Increase * Migration * World's population
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Credit evaluation note: 3 původní kredity.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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