SOC118 Work and Family

Fakulta sociálních studií
jaro 2007
Rozsah
1/1/0. 6 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Beatrice Elena Chromková Manea, M.A., Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Rozvrh
Po 10:00–11:40 U34
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Mateřské obory/plány
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Cíle předmětu
The field of work-family concerns interactions between commitment to employment and family. It also includes issues such as division of housework between men and women, leisure time and activities, and gender roles. The discipline mainly emerged due to the fact that more women and particularly mothers have entered into the workforce. Other factors such as family diversity, formal and informal child care, and reduced or flexible hours employment contributed to the development of this subject as well. The course aims to integrate gender relations into the analysis of family, employment and social policies in order to examine the reconciliation of work and family. While the majority of women work for pay, they also act as primary caregivers for their young children and their elderly parents/relatives. The course will also question the specific workplace-related policies: welfare policies, parental leave, childcare and working time policies. TOPICS TO BE COVERED: o Economic, demographic and social context o Understanding family and household o Understanding work and employment o Gender and welfare state regimes: different typologies o Women and the transition to market economies o The formation of gendered divisions of labor o Sex segregation, waged work and domestic labor o Parenthood and parenting o Work and family balance o Workplace-related policies, welfare policy, parental leave policy, child care policy and working time policies o Employment Equity Legislation in the EU and the Czech Republic
Metody hodnocení
Each student will choose a research question to explore during the semester, a question he/she is interested in finding out more about it (the topic should be chosen at the beginning of the semester). Other topics related to the field of work and family and not included in the following list can be explored as well. Examples of questions or topics: Sharing equally breadwinning and housework What options do people have when they need care for children or older relatives while they are at work? What are the positive and negative effects of maternal employment on children? Is there any job you would not do, no matter how much you are paid? Do you think that most people would agree with you? Do you think that people of the same sex would be more likely to agree with you than people of the opposite sex? What happens when fathers take parent leave? How have the economic roles of men and women changed? What are the life priorities of todays women and men? Careerism and motherhood are they compatible? How effective are alternative work arrangements for helping mothers combine work and family (e.g., home-based work, telecommuting, part-time work)? What are the conflicts between work and family you find in the Czech Republic? What would be the strategy for improving the lives of women and men both within their family and at their workplaces? How do work-family issues vary by social class, race and ethnicity and family structure? Why do some companies strive to become family-friendly companies? What role can legislation play in the work-family balancing process? Is it economically efficient for the governments to subsidize childcare costs? Why or why not? Should the government provide better policies addressed to all? Should the market (e.g., the private sector) be responsible for these policies? Please express your own opinion but provide convincing arguments covered by the material offered throughout the semester. You should use at least 3 academic articles or books (chapters). You can also utilize materials other than those included in the reader.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2004, jaro 2005, jaro 2006, jaro 2008, jaro 2009, jaro 2010.