Course: Social Pathology

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Course title Social Pathology
Course code UPV/SK2PA
Organizational form of instruction Seminar + Moodle
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Včelařová Hana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
-The overview of social deviances theories. The problem of defining lifestyle normality. Sects and sectarianism. -Biological and biosociological theories. Violence, esp. domestic violence (against children and seniors). Sy CAN. -Psychological theories. Homelessness. -Sociological theories of social deviances. Truancy. Alcohol and drug addictions. -Chicago school. Racism, ethnic conflicts. -Anomy theories (E. Dürkheim and R.K.Merton). Suicidal behavior. Crime in the economic sphere. -Theories of cultures and subcultures. Strain theory. Crime - theft, vandalism. -Social control theory. Poverty, unemployment. -Labelling theory. Bullying. -Fenomenology in the field of social deviances. Non-substance addictions. -Radical criminology. Terrorism, extremism, nationalism. -Feministic criminology. Rape, prostitution and sexual deviances. -Final summary.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Self-reflection, Students working in pairs, Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
  • Home preparation for classes - 45 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 60 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Not specified.
Not specified.
learning outcomes
The student explains basic concepts of the subject of Social pathology
The student explains basic concepts of the subject of Social pathology
The student determines basic classification of theories of social deviances
The student determines basic classification of theories of social deviances
The student explains differences between the concepts of single-factor theories and multi-factor theories of social deviances
The student explains differences between the concepts of single-factor theories and multi-factor theories of social deviances
The student explains the essence of biological and sociobiological theories of social deviances
The student explains the essence of biological and sociobiological theories of social deviances
The student explains the essence of selected sociological theories of social deviances
The student explains the essence of selected sociological theories of social deviances
Skills
Student identifies the progress between the problems of the certain society and the specific theory of social deviations
Student identifies the progress between the problems of the certain society and the specific theory of social deviations
Student identifies the progress of social and political events related to selected theories of social deviations
Student identifies the progress of social and political events related to selected theories of social deviations
Student shows the period of emergence of selected theories of social deviations on the period timeline
Student shows the period of emergence of selected theories of social deviations on the period timeline
Student creates a diagram corresponding to the basic principles of selected social deviations
Student creates a diagram corresponding to the basic principles of selected social deviations
Student recognizes phenomena related to theories of social deviance in the video demonstration
Student recognizes phenomena related to theories of social deviance in the video demonstration
teaching methods
Knowledge
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Self-reflection
Self-reflection
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Lecturing
Lecturing
Skills
Text analysis
Text analysis
Teamwork
Teamwork
assessment methods
Knowledge
Didactic test
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Written examination
Written examination
Didactic test
Oral examination
Oral examination
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Conversation
Conversation
Recommended literature
  • Braun, J. Social pathology in Comparative Perspective: The Nature and Psychology of Civil Society. Westport: Praeger Publisher, 1995.
  • Carol Seefeldt, Sharon D.Castle,R. Falconer. Social Studies for the Preschool/Primary Child. Pearson, 2013. ISBN 978-0132867982.
  • Cuin, Gresle. Dějiny sociologie. Praha: Slon, 2004. ISBN 80-86429-33-4.
  • Drbohlav Andrej. Psychologie sériových vrahů - 200 skutečných případů brutálních činů sériových vrahů současnosti. Praha: Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4371-4.
  • Fischer Slavomil, Škoda Jiří. Sociální patologie. Praha: Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-5046-0.
  • Harrington, Austin; kolektiv. Moderní sociální teorie. Praha: Portál, 2006. ISBN 80-7367-093-.
  • Havlík, Radomír; Koťa, Jaroslav. Sociologie výchovy a školy. Praha: Portál, 2011. ISBN 978-80-262-0042-0.
  • Herbert Blumer. Symbolic Interactionism: Perspective and Method. University of California Press, 1986. ISBN 978-0520056763.
  • Howard S. Becker. Outsiders: Studies In The Sociology Of Deviance. Free Press; New edition, 1997. ISBN 068483635.
  • Jandourek, Jan. Slovník sociologických pojmů. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3679-2.
  • Jandourek, Jan. Sociologie zločinu. Praha: Portál, 2011. ISBN 978-80-262-0026-0.
  • Jandourek, Jan. Úvod do sociologie. Praha: Portál, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7367-644-5.
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  • Kraus, B., Hroncová, J.et al. Sociální patologie. Hradec Králové - Gaudeamus, 2007.
  • Le Bon, Gustave. Psychologie davu. Praha: Portál, 2016. ISBN 978-80-262-1028-3.
  • Lemert, Edwin. Understanding deviance. New York, 2019.
  • Martina Halířová:. Sociální patologie a ochrana dětství od dob osvícenectví do roku 1914. Univerzita Pardubice, 2014. ISBN 9788073958183.
  • Montouseeé, Mare; Renouard, Gilles. Přehled sociologie. Praha: Portál, 2005. ISBN 80-7178-976-3.
  • Mühlpachr, P. Sociopatologie. Brno - Masarykova univerzita, 2008.
  • Munková G. Sociální deviace. Praha: Karolinum, 2001.
  • Nancy J. Herman, Patricia A. Adler, Howard S. Becker, Spencer E. Cahill, Richard A. Cloward, Peter Conrad, Donald R. Cressey, Donna Darden, & 44 more. Deviance: A Symbolic Interactionist Approach (The Reynolds Series in Sociology). AltaMira Press. ISBN 978-1882289387.
  • Nešpor, Zdeněk; Lužný, Dušan. Sociologie náboženství. Praha: Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-251-5.
  • Nešpor, Zdeněk R. a kol.:. Slovník českých sociologů. Praha - Academia, 2013. ISBN 978-80-200-2221-9.
  • Osborne, Richard; Loon, Borin van. Sociologie. Praha: Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-258-4.
  • Petrusek, Milan a kol. Dějiny sociologie. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3234-3.
  • Tomáš Sedláček. Ekonomie dobra a zla. Dobrovský, 2012. ISBN 978-80-87506-10-3.
  • Urban, Lukáš. Sociologie. Praha: Grada, 2017. ISBN 978-80-247-5774-2.
  • Vodáková, Olga. Hledání stop sociologie v nesociologických vědách. Praha: Slon, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7419-180-0.


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