Course: Social Pathology

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Course title Social Pathology
Course code UPV/SP2PA
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
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. Durkheim 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
  • Preparation for examination - 50 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 14 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 28 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 28 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
Student will identify the basic breakdown of theories of social deviance
Student will identify the basic breakdown of theories of social deviance
Student will explain the differences between the concepts of single-factor and multifactor theories of social deviance
Student will explain the differences between the concepts of single-factor and multifactor theories of social deviance
Student will explain the nature of selected sociological theories of social deviance
Student will explain the nature of selected sociological theories of social deviance
The student explains the essence of biological theories of social deviances
The student explains the essence of biological theories of social deviances
Skills
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
The student identifies proposed ways of solving anomie in the theories of the authors discussed
The student identifies proposed ways of solving anomie in the theories of the authors discussed
The student identifies the basic characteristics of gang subcultures according to the theories of the authors discussed
The student identifies the basic characteristics of gang subcultures according to the theories of the authors discussed
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Self-reflection
Self-reflection
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Lecturing
Lecturing
Analysis of a presentation
Analysis of a presentation
Text analysis
Text analysis
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Teamwork
Teamwork
assessment methods
Written examination
Didactic test
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Written examination
Didactic test
Analysis of educational material
Analysis of educational material
Oral examination
Oral examination
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Text analysis
Text analysis
Preparation of a presentation
Preparation of a presentation
Review
Review
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.
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  • 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.
  • James M. Henslin. Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach. Pearson, 2015. ISBN 978-0133803549.
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  • 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, K. Návykové chování a závislost. Praha : Portál, 2000. ISBN 80-7178-432-X.
  • 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.
  • ŠKODA, Jiří a FISCHER, Slavomil. Sociální patologie: Forenzněpsychologický rozbor vybraných sociálněpatologických jevů. Praha: Grada. 2024.
  • 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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