Course: Sociology of Childhood

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Course title Sociology of Childhood
Course code USP/NK4SO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + E-learning + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Janíková Marcela, doc. PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Tallová Barbora, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The subject of sociology of childhood as a branch and frontier discipline of sociology. The concept of child and childhood in terms of several discourses. Life cycle and generation structure of the company. Traditional, constructivist, interactionist and interpretive theories in the sociology of childhood. Historical and social models of childhood. Sociological characteristics of childhood. The child as a social actor in the sociology of childhood. Childhood as a sociocultural phenomenon. Childhood as a significant phenomenon of the process of socialization. Generational organization in the sociology of childhood. Current specifics of the child's position. Childhood and mass media in contemporary society and their influence on contemporary childhood. The current family and its changes, new forms of family behavior. UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Text analysis
  • Participation in classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 50 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 50 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
unspecified
unspecified
have a general overview of life in society and its main topics
have a general overview of life in society and its main topics
know the science of sociology and what it is about
know the science of sociology and what it is about
to reflect in the dialogue of the great questions not only of sociology, but also of the contemporary world and society
to reflect in the dialogue of the great questions not only of sociology, but also of the contemporary world and society
work effectively with a professional text
work effectively with a professional text
learning outcomes
childhood as socially differentiated subcultures
childhood as socially differentiated subcultures
paradigms of the sociology of childhood
paradigms of the sociology of childhood
society's historical relationship to childhood
society's historical relationship to childhood
life cycle and generational structure of society
life cycle and generational structure of society
childhood as an important phenomenon of the socialisation process
childhood as an important phenomenon of the socialisation process
Skills
think critically when working with literature
think critically when working with literature
to look phenomenologically at selected topics of sociology of childhood in written form
to look phenomenologically at selected topics of sociology of childhood in written form
apply the paradigms of the sociology of childhood to examples
apply the paradigms of the sociology of childhood to examples
explain and defend one's own position, respond to objections, correct one's own mistakes
explain and defend one's own position, respond to objections, correct one's own mistakes
explain a topic clearly and systematically in presentations
explain a topic clearly and systematically in presentations
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Text analysis
Text analysis
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Written examination
Analysis of seminar paper
Written examination
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of seminar paper
Recommended literature
  • Majerčíková, J., Kasáčová, B., & Kočvarová, I. Předškolní edukace a dítě: výzvy pro pedagogickou teorii a výzkum.. Zlín: UTB ve Zlíně, 2015.
  • Nosál, I. (ed.). Obrazy dětství v dnešní společnosti. Studie ze sociologie dětství. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2004.
  • Ondrejkovič, P. Globalizácia a individualizácia mládeže. Negatívne stránky. Bratislava: VEDA, 2002.
  • Ondrejkovič, P. Socializácia v sociológii výchovy. Bratislava: VEDA, 2004.
  • Šulová, L. Raný psychický vývoj dítěte. Praha: Karolinum, 2004.


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