SPRb1207 Social Issues of Minorities

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Roman Baláž, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Roman Baláž, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:40 U35
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! VPL207 Social Issues of Minorities && !NOWANY( VPL207 Social Issues of Minorities )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 40/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to (1) obtain information to differentiate between different types of minority groups, (2) understand the social aspects of minority issues, and (3) clarify the basic background of social work with members of minority groups. Increased attention is given to the relationship between the organized majority (nation-state) and minority groups, human rights, and minority rights. Completion of the course creates the prerequisites for enrolment in the follow-up course "Approaches to Social Work with Minorities".
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to assess possible problems in the area of the coexistence of members of minority groups with members of the majority in the Czech Republic.
Syllabus
  • Identity
  • Culture, nation, and the state
  • Nationalism
  • Minority status
  • National, ethnic, linguistic, and racial minorities
  • Culture, subcultures, and religious minorities
  • Sexual minorities
  • Exclusionary group-forming processes
  • Inclusive group-forming processes
  • Ideologies, phobias, and -isms
  • Human and minority rights
  • Social work in the name of the majority (control and discipline) or minorities (advocacy and activism)?
Literature
    required literature
  • BAUMAN, Zygmunt and Tim MAY. Myslet sociologicky : netradiční uvedení do sociologie. Translated by Jana Ogrocká. Druhé vydání. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2010, 239 stran. ISBN 9788074190261. info
  • Goffman, E., 2003. Stigma. Poznámky o způsobech zvládání narušené identity. Praha:
  • PRŮCHA, Jan. Interkulturní psychologie. Třetí vydání. Praha: Portál, 2010, 220 stran. ISBN 9788073677091. URL info
  • HROCH, Miroslav. Národy nejsou dílem náhody : příčiny a předpoklady utváření moderních evropských národů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2009, 315 s. ISBN 9788074190100. info
  • ERIKSEN, Thomas Hylland. Etnicita a nacionalismus : antropologické perspektivy. Translated by Marek Jakoubek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2012, 352 s. ISBN 9788074190537. info
  • TAJFEL, Henry. The social psychology of minorities. London: Minority Rights Group International Report, 1992. 20 s. ISBN 0-903114-51-8.
  • SMOLÍK, Josef. Subkultury mládeže : sociologické, psychologické a pedagogické aspekty. Vydání: první. V Brně: Mendelova univerzita, 2017, 277 stran. ISBN 9788075094988. info
  • Antidiskriminační vzdělávání a veřejná správa v ČR : příručka pro zaměstnance veřejné správy. Edited by Radka Neumannová - Martina Kykalová. Praha: Multikulturní centrum Praha, 2007, 86 s. ISBN 9788023995978. info
  • GRAF, Sylvie, Martina HŘEBÍČKOVÁ, Magda PETRJÁNOŠOVÁ and Alicja LEIX. Češi a jejich sousedé : meziskupinové postoje a kontakt ve střední Evropě. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2015, 349 stran. ISBN 9788020024893. info
Teaching methods
The basis of the teaching is not frontal teaching (lecture by the teacher), but teacher-coordinated activities of students, the prerequisite of which is continuous reading of the required literature and partial tasks.
Individual, pair and team work
Discussion, presentation and defence of views/insights
Constructivist teaching methods (mix of activities)
Assessment methods
Teacher feedback
Peer review
Presentation, discussion and defence of work
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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