SOC709 Demography

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Aleš Burjanek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Juraj Potančok, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course of demography enables students to analyze the structure and the reproduction of human population. The first part of the course gives the students ability to interpret structural data of the Czech population. It particularly means data that are mapping the composition of population according to age, gender, family status, socioeconomic status, education, religion, ethnicity and household structure. During the second part of the course the students will understood to principles of analyses population stock and flows in the Czech Republic; that means processes of mortality, natality (resp. fertility), abortions, nuptiality, divorces and migrations. After successful finishing the course students will be familiar with the terminology, methodological equipment and the basic concepts of demography. Also they will be able to interpret population development of Czech population in the context of European population trends.
Syllabus
  • (1) Demography as a scientific discipline, its subject and components;
  • (2) Construction of demographic indicators;
  • (3) Sources of demographic data;
  • (4) Age and sex structure;
  • (5) Professional, educational, religion and ethnic structure;
  • (6) Households;
  • (7) Mortality;
  • (8) Natality;
  • (9) Nuptiality;
  • (10) Abortions;
  • (11) Divorces;
  • (12) Migration;
  • (13) World population development.
Literature
  • FIALOVÁ, Ludmila. Dějiny obyvatelstva českých zemí. Vyd. 2., dopl. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1998, 398 s. ISBN 8020407200. info
  • KOSCHIN, Felix. Demografie poprvé. Vyd. 2. přeprac. V Praze: Oeconomica, 2005, 122 s. ISBN 8024508591. info
  • Romové v České republice, (1945-1998). Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociopress, 1999, 558 s. ISBN 80-902260-7-8. info
  • RABUŠIC, Ladislav. Kde ty všechny děti jsou? (Where have all the children gone?). I. Praha: SLON, 2001, 261 pp. EDICE STUDIE. ISBN 80-86429-01-6. info
  • Vývoj obyvatelstva v roce 200X. ČSÚ, Praha.
  • WEEKS, John R. Population :an introduction to concepts and issues. 7th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1999, xxiii, 673. ISBN 0-534-55305-2. info
Assessment methods
Consultation; mid-term written test; exam: written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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