Course: Sociology in Midwifery

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Course title Sociology in Midwifery
Course code UZV/PA3SO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Pavelková Jaroslava, prof. RNDr. CSc.
  • Dolejšová Marcela, Mgr. et Mgr. Bc.
  • Hofštetrová Knotková Michaela, PhDr. Mgr.
Course content
Lectures: - Sociology and sociological thinking (concept and subject of sociology, division of sociology, origin and development of sociology and its founders, sociological paradigms) - 2 hours - Scientific cognition and interpretation of social reality (scientific method and scientific research, sociological research, qualitative and quantitative sociological research, sociological methods and techniques, use of methodological approaches of sociology in nursing) - 2 hours - Social integration (community and society, social group, organization) - 1 hour - Social order (social structure, social stratification, social mobility, social development) - 1 hour Social meeting (socialization, individual, group and collective action) - 2 - Culture (definition of culture, traditional and modern culture) - 1 hour - Development of sociological approaches to health, illness and nursing - 2 hours - Subject of sociology of health and illness (health and illness in sociological context) - 2 hours - Sociology for midwifery (role of midwife, doctor, patient) - 2 hours - Selected sociological problems in midwifery and medicine (medicinalization of life in contemporary society, infertility as a subject of sociological research, medical and nursing professions in sociological perspective, disease as stigma in contemporary society, chronic diseases from sociological point of view, mental diseases from sociological point of view, dying and death from sociological point of view) - 2 hours

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
  • Home preparation for classes - 44 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 16 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
define basic terms in sociology and sociological directions
define basic terms in sociology and sociological directions
explain interpersonal relationships as an interplay of social roles
explain interpersonal relationships as an interplay of social roles
describe sociological research methods
describe sociological research methods
to justify specific selected problems of midwifery and medicine from the point of view of sociology.
to justify specific selected problems of midwifery and medicine from the point of view of sociology.
to navigate the intended and unintended consequences of social action and strategically important steps in one's own professional activity
to navigate the intended and unintended consequences of social action and strategically important steps in one's own professional activity
Skills
apply a sociological framework and analysis to health situations to understand social and cultural factors
apply a sociological framework and analysis to health situations to understand social and cultural factors
communicate with pregnant women and families in a variety of social and emotional situations
communicate with pregnant women and families in a variety of social and emotional situations
collaborate with other members of the healthcare team, including doctors, midwives, nurses and other professionals
collaborate with other members of the healthcare team, including doctors, midwives, nurses and other professionals
to conduct sociological research in the field of maternity care
to conduct sociological research in the field of maternity care
to identify the social determinants of the health of pregnant women and birth families
to identify the social determinants of the health of pregnant women and birth families
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Lecturing
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Analysis of the student's performance
Didactic test
Didactic test
Analysis of the student's performance
Recommended literature
  • BÁRTLOVÁ, S., MATULAY, S. Sociologie zdraví, nemoci a rodiny. . Martin: Osveta, 2009.
  • BÁRTLOVÁ, S. Sociologie medicíny a zdravotnictví. . Praha: Grada Publishing , 2005.
  • BAUMEISTER, R., F., BUSHMAN, B., F. Social psychology and human nature. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2017.
  • DISMAN, M. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost: Příručka pro uživatele. Praha: Karolinum, 2011.
  • HAVLÍK, R. Úvod do sociologie. Praha: Karolinum, 2007.
  • Jandourek, J. Sociologický slovník. Portál 2001, ISBN 80-7178-535-0.
  • Keller, Jan. Dějiny klasické sociologie. Vyd. 2. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005. ISBN 80-86429-52-0.
  • KŘÍŽOVÁ, E. Proměny lékařské profese z pohledu sociologie. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2006.
  • SLEPIČKOVÁ, L. Diagnóza neplodnost: sociologický pohled na zkušenost nedobrovolné bezdětnosti. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON) v koedici s Masarykovou univerzitou, 2014.
  • ŠLESINGEROVÁ, E. Imaginace genů: sociologická perspektiva. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON) v koedici s Masarykovou univerzitou Brno, 2014.
  • ŠMÍDOVÁ MATOUŠOVÁ, O., ČADA, K., a TOLLAROVÁ, B. Po stopách moci v nemoci. O morálce, moci a komunikaci v českém zdravotnictví. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2017.
  • URBAN, L. Sociologie: klíčová témata a pojmy. Praha: Grada, 2017.


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