Z7044 Fertility and its changes

Faculty of Science
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Daniel Seidenglanz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Daniel Seidenglanz, Ph.D.
Timetable
Thu 11:00–11:50 Z3,02045
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z7044/01: Thu 9:00–9:50 Z3,02045, D. Seidenglanz
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PROGRAM(N-GK)
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 aim of the lecture is analysis of demographic development, main focus is given to changes of fertility. Learning outcomes can be summarized as follows: competence to analyze development of fertility in detail; competence to apply advanced methods of fertility research; competence to interpret results of detailed research of fertility.
Syllabus
  • 1. The demographic transition 2. Determinants of fertility 3. The second demographic transition
Literature
  • 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
  • FIALOVÁ, Ludmila. Představy mladých lidí o manželství a rodičovství. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 163 s. ISBN 80-85850-87-7. info
  • Proměny současné české rodiny :(rodina-gender-stratifikace). Edited by Marie Čermáková. [1. vyd.]. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 170 s. ISBN 80-85850-93-1. info
  • ROWLAND, D. T. Demographic methods and concepts. 1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, xiv, 546. ISBN 0198752636. info
  • BAILEY, Adrian. Making population geography. London: Hodder Arnold, 2005, xiii, 226. ISBN 0340762640. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods - lectures, class discussion, homeworks, paper presentation.
Assessment methods
Check-up of elaborated seminars. Oral colloquium (discussion).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014, Spring 2016.
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