SOCb2020 Introduction to Population Studies

Fakulta sociálních studií
jaro 2025
Rozsah
2/0/0. 5 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Beatrice Elena Chromková Manea, M.A., Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
Beatrice Elena Chromková Manea, M.A., Ph.D.
Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Předpoklady
There are no formally enforced prerequisites. This is a BA level course and this defines the teaching style, the anticipated workload, and the level of student involvement. The course will be given in the form of lecture, in-class discussions and exercises. Reasonable ability to write and speak in English is anticipated.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.

Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 20 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/20, pouze zareg.: 0/20
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The main aim of this course is to introduce concepts in population studies and demography. This is an introductory course to the sociological study of various populations (demography). This course will cover topics related to population composition, population growth, data sources, theoretical perspectives in population studies, population policies. We will present concepts on fertility, mortality, migration, unions, health. The course will present world trends and differences in fertility, mortality, morbidity, health, migration and population policies.
Výstupy z učení
Students will be able to:
- explain basic notions in population studies
- demonstrate ability to calculate various indicators used in population studies
Osnova
  • COURSE OUTLINE:
  • – Course organization and administration, introduction to demography and population studies: what is demography, what are population studies, concerns of demography and population studies, why studying demography and population studies
  • – Sources of data in population studies and demography: data requirements, types of data, different sources of data, census, survey data, strengths and weaknesses of various types of data
  • - Theories of population studies and demography: demographic transition theory, fertility theories, sociological theories in population studies and demography
  • - Population growth
  • – Population structures
  • – Fertility: what is fertility, measurement of fertility, world fertility trends and patterns, specific (non)fertility (non-marital, male and childlessness)
  • – Mortality: what is mortality, measurement of mortality, life table, world mortality trends, causes of death, infant mortality
  • – Morbidity and health: introduction, measurements, world trends, causes
  • – Migration: introduction, measures of migration, theories of migration, types of migration (internal and international), world trends in migration
  • – Unions and households: introduction, measurements, first marriages and re-marriages, marital dissolutions, world trends in unions and households
  • - The most pressing population problems in Europe
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • LUNDQUIST, Jennifer Hickes, Douglas L. ANDERTON a David YAUKEY. Demography : the study of human population. Fourth edition. Long Grove: Waveland Press, 2015, xix, 476. ISBN 9781478613060. info
    doporučená literatura
  • WEEKS, John R. Population : an introduction to concepts and issues. Twelfth edition. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2016, xxv, 580. ISBN 9781305094505. info
Výukové metody
Lectures, readings, class activity that reflects students’ contributions to readings and examples/exercises in Excel.
Metody hodnocení
Grading consists of: class activity – discussion, examples in Excel (weight 15 % in the final grade, 15 points maximum), a final test (50%, 50 points maximum) and a research paper (35%, 35 points maximum). Points translate into the final grade according to this scheme:
A (93-100 points)
B (85-92 points)
C (77-84points)
D (69-76 points)
E (61-68 points)
F (0-60 points)
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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