BKSC041 Sociology

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Pavel Humpolíček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Terézia Knejzlíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tatiana Malatincová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Alena Slezáčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Rastislav Šumec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D.
Department of Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Blanka Suchá
Supplier department: Department of Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Tue 14. 2. 7:00–8:40 B11/334, Tue 21. 2. 7:00–8:40 B11/334, Tue 28. 2. 7:00–8:40 B11/334, Tue 7. 3. 7:00–8:40 B11/334, Tue 14. 3. 7:00–8:40 B11/327, Tue 21. 3. 7:00–8:40 B11/334, Tue 28. 3. 7:00–8:40 B11/334, Tue 4. 4. 7:00–8:40 B11/334, Tue 11. 4. 7:00–8:40 B11/334, Tue 18. 4. 7:00–8:40 B11/334, Tue 25. 4. 7:00–8:40 B11/334, Tue 2. 5. 7:00–8:40 B11/334, Tue 9. 5. 7:00–8:40 B11/334, Tue 16. 5. 7:00–8:40 B11/334, Tue 23. 5. 7:00–8:40 B11/334
Prerequisites
BKPL031p Psychology - lecture || BTPE0222p Pediatrics II- lecture
BTPE0222p
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 provides an overview of selected key topics covered by social psychology and borderline topics between social psychology and sociology, which can be applied both in personal and professional life. Specifically:
- How to motivate oneself and others;
- How to develop one's self-regulation and achieve personal growth;
- How to recognize and shape one's beliefs about oneself, others and the world that negatively or positively affect one's attitudes, decisions and performance;
- How to recognize biases and fallacies in thinking and develop better critical thinking skills;
- How to assess the reliability and strength (quality) of research evidence in probabilistic sciences;
- How to recognize instances of unconscious influences of social context on one's behaviour, prevent situations that influence behaviour in negative ways and facilitate situations that influence behaviour in positive ways;
- How to trigger positive attitude change effectively;
- How to recognize stereotypes and maintain positive intergroup interactions.
Learning outcomes
Students will gain an overview of current issues in social psychology and sociology, which they will be able to apply in their personal lives and future practice.
Syllabus
  • 1. Individual and social influences in health behaviour
  • 2. Personal identity and self-beliefs
  • 3. Motivation: needs, motives and habits
  • 4. Self-regulation: basic principles and applications in behavioural change and increasing efficiency of goal pursuit
  • 5. Emotion and emotion regulation
  • 6. Attitudes and attitude change
  • 7. Critical thinking; scientific and pseudo-scientific thinking
  • 8. Common fallacies and errors of critical thinking in judgment and decision-making
  • 9. Evaluating research evidence in probabilistic sciences: strong and weak arguments; scientific debate; good vs. problematic research practices
  • 10. Social perception and cognition
  • 11. Conformity, obedience and other group influences
  • 12. Group affiliation, stereotypes and inter-group tensions
Literature
  • Principles of Social Psychology (Orig.) : Základy sociální psychologie [Hayes, 1998] : Základy sociální psychologie [Hayes, 2003]. info
  • NOLEN-HOEKSEMA, Susan, Barbara FREDRICKSON, Geoffrey R. LOFTUS and W. A. WAGENAAR. Psychologie Atkinsonové a Hilgarda. Translated by Hana Antonínová. Vydání třetí, přepracov. Praha: Portál, 2012, 884 stran. ISBN 9788026200833. info
  • The handbook of social psychology. Edited by Gardner Lindzey - Elliot Aronson. 2nd ed. Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1969, xiv, 786. info
Teaching methods
Study of theory; practical self-experience exercises; group discussion.
Assessment methods
Colloquium. To pass the course, the student must achieve a predetermined number of points for course attendance, homework and final electronic test. Homework assignments involve submitting brief responses to simple topic-related questions before each lesson during the semester. More specific information for each semester is available in the interactive syllabus of the course.
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: 30.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
The course is supplemented by an interactive syllabus in the IS, which contains study materials and links provided by the teachers.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2024, spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2023, recent)
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