PBB119 Social Pathology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Petr Hlaďo, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Petr Hlaďo, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Zelená
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 8:00–9:40 C11, except Wed 15. 11.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 38/50, only registered: 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main aim of the study subject Social patohoghy is to understand the theoretical basis and causations of social deviations; to get an overview of main social pathological phenomena, their manifestations, etiology, consequences and possibilities of prevention or treathment; to acquire the ability to apply theoretical knowledge in the practice of a social pedagogue.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- describe selected social deviations;
- describe the etiology and consequences of selected social deviations;
- to propose options for the prevention of selected social deviations.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to social pathology, main concepts.
  • Etiology of social deviations.
  • Aggression and violence - etiology, social aspects, prevention and elimination; vandalism.
  • Bullying – types of bullying, personality of aggressor and victim, development of bullying, prevention and possibilities of bullying; cyberbullying; mobbing and bossing.
  • Abuse of psychoactive substances I. - non-alcoholic addiction (addiction syndrome, diagnosis of addiction, types of addictions, opiates, stimulants, hallucinogens, cannabinoids, inhalants, tobacco; addiction treatment).
  • Abuse of psychoactive substances II. - alcohol addiction(statistics, diagnostic criteria, consequences, treatment). Addictive and impulsive disorders - definition, etiology, risk groups, prevention and treatment; gambling, pyromania, kleptomania, trichotillomania.
  • Modern addictions - netholism, oniomania, nomophobia, workoholism (symptoms, diagnostic criteria, consequences.
  • Body image and its social pathological manifestations - physical self-esteem; psychogenic overeating; mental anorexia, mental bulimia, dysmorphhobia (bigorexia).
  • Socially pathological phenomena associated with the family environment - domestic violence, CAN syndrome.
  • Home escapes, homelessness, prostitution.
  • Suicide - statistics, forms, motives and causes of suicidal behavior; tendency to suicidal behavior, possibilities of prevention.
  • Sect and destructive movement - specific features of sects, typology of sects and cults, overview of contemporary sects, causes of entry into the sect.
Literature
    required literature
  • FISCHER, Slavomil and Jiří ŠKODA. Sociální patologie : závažné sociálně patologické jevy, příčiny, prevence, možnosti řešení. 2., rozšířené a aktualiz. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2014, 231 stran. ISBN 9788024750460. URL info
  • URBAN, Lukáš, Josef DUBSKÝ and Jan BAJURA. Sociální deviace. 2. rozšířené vydání. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, s.r.o., 2012, 231 stran. ISBN 9788073803971. info
    recommended literature
  • BĚLÍK, Václav, Stanislava SVOBODA HOFERKOVÁ and Blahoslav KRAUS. Slovník sociální patologie. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2017, 120 stran. ISBN 9788027105991. URL info
  • MUNKOVÁ, Gabriela. Sociální deviace : přehled sociologických teorií. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2013, 168 stran. ISBN 9788073803988. info
  • Routledge handbook on deviance. Edited by Stephen Eugene Brown - Ophir Sefiha. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, xviii, 544. ISBN 9781138124578. info
  • JANOŠOVÁ, Pavlína, Lenka KOLLEROVÁ, Kateřina ZÁBRODSKÁ, Jiří KRESSA and Mária DĚDOVÁ. Psychologie školní šikany. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2016, 415 stran. ISBN 9788024729923. URL info
  • MARTÍNEK, Zdeněk. Agresivita a kriminalita školní mládeže. 2., aktualizované a rozší. Praha: Grada, 2015, 190 stran. ISBN 9788024753096. URL info
  • SOBOTKOVÁ, Veronika. Rizikové a antisociální chování v adolescenci. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2014, 147 s. ISBN 9788024740423. URL info
  • KABÍČEK, Pavel, Ladislav CSÉMY and Jana HAMANOVÁ. Rizikové chování v dospívání a jeho vztah ke zdraví. Vydání 1. Praha: Triton, 2014, 343 stran. ISBN 9788073877934. info
Teaching methods
Lecure and seminar - explanation, work with audiovisual materials (film documents and their analysis), simulation and situational methods, playing roles, discussion.
Assessment methods
(1) Active participation in seminars; (2) Elaboration of a case report of an individual in whom a selected socio-pathological phenomenon occurs and a proposal for the solution of a problem and its prevention. The case study will take the form of a scientific text prepared in the range of 1 to 2 standard pages (i.e., 3,600 characters without title page and bibliography); (3) Successful completion of the test - The test contains 20 questions that are generated randomly from the task bank. To complete the test, it is necessary to answer min. 50% questions correctly. The test is based on the provided presentations and assigned tasks to study.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/21-22/course/view.php?id=131
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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