LF:BPSC051p Sociology - lecture - Course Information
BPSC051p Sociology - lecture
Faculty of Medicineautumn 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Ing. Tomáš Doseděl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Radka Wilhelmová, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Ing. Tomáš Doseděl, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: PhDr. Radka Wilhelmová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine - Timetable
- Wed 18. 10. 11:00–13:30 B11/334, Wed 25. 10. 11:00–13:30 B11/334, Wed 1. 11. 11:00–13:30 B11/334, Wed 8. 11. 11:00–13:30 B11/334, Wed 15. 11. 11:00–13:30 B11/334, Wed 22. 11. 11:00–13:30 B11/334, Wed 29. 11. 11:00–13:30 B11/334, Wed 6. 12. 11:00–13:30 B11/334, Wed 13. 12. 11:00–13:30 B11/334, Wed 20. 12. 11:00–13:30 B11/334
- 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 Sociology course presume that a medical work is not merely isolated act, but take place in the society, therefore construct this society (in the meaning of social constructivism) and is by this society constructed. The course will provide students with the knowledge of basic sociological concepts, especially those concerning sociology of health, illness and medicine.
- Learning outcomes
- On successful completion of the course student will be able to
critically reflect social impacts of their profession,
critically reflect social normativity of medicine discourse,
critically reflect social differences of patients with different social origin,
discuss the demographical structural of contemporary Czech society and its trends. - Syllabus
- Why is sociology important for medical students
- Introduction to demography
- Social capitals, the sociology of knowledge
- Social construction of reality
- Sociology of bureaucracy and authority
- Sociology of family
- Sociology of medicine
- Labour market
- Gender and society
- Literature
- BERGER, Peter L. Pozvání do sociologie : humanistická perspektiva. Translated by Jiří Ogrocký. Druhé vydání. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2017, 192 stran. ISBN 9788073640620. info
- JANDOUREK, Jan. Průvodce šílené socioložky po vlastním osudu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2014, 190 s. ISBN 9788026207238. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures, group discussion
- Assessment methods
- colloquium; ability to discuss the medical topic in sociological context
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
- Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2023, recent)
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