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KSS / PAS
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KSS
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PAS
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Population and society in central Europe
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
5
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
Yes
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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KSS/SČS
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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The course focuses on the transformation of social, economic, and population structures of central Europe in the course of the 20th century and beyond. The history of the region was rather turbulent and so were the forces shaping the social and demographic structures of its populations. Hence, the study of central European populations offers some unique historical occasions (transition to socialism, transition back to capitalism) and data to address some persistent issues of contemporary social science, such as: what is the relationship between country-specific institutions (macro-) and the behavior of social actors (micro-)? To what extent can political actors transform and minimize social and economic inequality? Do egalitarian reforms have a tangible and lasting effect? Can the state increase social mobility and reduce the advantages of the upper classes? Is inequality necessary for the effective functioning of the economy and society? Can there be too much or too little inequality? Can (and shall) the state promote fertility and transform patterns of marital behavior? Furthermore, the class deals with issues of poverty, transformations of the class structure, changes in the family, transformations of populations structure and population ageing. The class looks primarily at Czech and Slovak Republics, but often looks beyond their borders to take a broader comparative perspective.
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Requirements on student
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Research paper; in-class final exam
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Content
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- transition to socialism and transition(s) to capitalism: brief history and theoretical considerations
- social and economic inequality: objective data and their perception/legitimacy
- social mobility: gaining and maintaining privilege in the pre-socialist, socialist, and post-socialist societies
- education: can inequality in access to education be reduced? How do people react?
- Marriage and the family before, during and after socialism: spontaneous and forced changes
- Fertility transformation
- Population ageing
- Morbidity and mortality: the health crisis in post-soviet republics and development other countries
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Recommended:
Sobotka, Tomáš, Kryštof Zeman a Vladimíra Kantorová. "Demographic Shifts in the Czech Republic after 1989: A Second Demographic Transition View. " European Journal of Population 19: 249- 277, 2003.
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Recommended:
Rychtaříková, Jitka. "Determinants of the Recent Favorable Trend in Mortality. " Demographic Research Special Collection 2: 106-138, 2004.
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Recommended:
Večerník Jiří. "Earnings Disparities in the Czech Republic: The history of Equalization. " Czech Sociological Review 4: 211- 222, 1996.
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Recommended:
Kreidl, Martin. Education communist cadres: school re-entry and sponsored educational mobility in state socialism. Los Angeles : California center for population research, 2005.
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Recommended:
Večerník, Jiří. "Emerging labor market and job prospects in the Czech Republic." In: S. Ringen and C. Wallace eds. Social Reform in East-Central Europe: New Trends in Transition. " Prague Papers on Social Responses to Transformation, Vol. III., 1996.
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Recommended:
Hamplová, Dana a Martin Kreidl. "Globalization and men's occupational mobility in the Czech republic in the 1990's"Pp. 275- 302 in: Globalization, Uncertainty and Men's Careers. " Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Press, 2006.
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Recommended:
Koupilová, Ilona, Martin Bobák, Jan Holčík, Hynek Pikhart a David A. Leon. "Increasing Social Variation in Birth Outcomes in the Czech Republic After 1989. " American Journal of Public Health 88: 1343- 1347, 1998.
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Recommended:
Gerber, Theodore P. "Membership Benefits or Selection Effects? Why Former Communist Party Members Do Better in Post-soviet Russia. " Social Science Research 29: 25-50, 2000.
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Recommended:
Meslé France. "Mortality in Central and Eastern Europe: Long-term trends and recent up-turns. " Demographic Research Special Collection 2: 45-70, 2004.
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Recommended:
Kreidl, Martin. Socialist egalitarian policies and inequality in access to secondary and post-secondary education: new evidence using information on detailed educational careers and their timing. Los Angeles : California center for population research, 2005.
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Recommended:
Možný, Ivo - Rabušic, Ladislav. "The Czech family, the marriage market, and the reproductive climate." In Večerník, Jiří - Matějů, Petr. Ten years of rebuilding capitalism: Czech society after 1989. " Praha : Academia, 94-112, 1999.
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Recommended:
Večerník, Jiří. "The emergence of the labor market and earnings distribution. The case of the Czech republic". Pp. 370-388 in: P. Gottschalk, B. Gustafsson, E. Palmer eds. Changing Patterns in the Distribution of Economic Welfare. An International Perspective. " Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
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Recommended:
Szelenyi, Szonja, Ivan Szelenyi a Imre Kovach. "The Making of the Hungarian Postcommunist Elite: Circulation in Politics and Reproduction in the Economy. " Theory and Society 24: 697-722, 1995.
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Recommended:
Benáček, Vladimír. "The Rise of the 'Grand Entrepreneurs' in the Czech Republic and Their Contest for Capitalism. " Sociologický časopis/Czech Sociological Review 42: 1151-1170, 2006.
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Recommended:
Cockerham, William C. "The Social Determinants of the Decline of Life Expectancy in Russia and Eastern Europe: a Lifestyle Explanation. " Journal of Health and Social Behavior 38: 117- 130, 1997.
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Recommended:
Gerber, Theodore P. a Michael Hout. "Tightening Up: Declining Class Mobility during Russia's Market Transition. " American Sociological Review 69: 677- 703, 2004.
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Recommended:
Katrňák, Tomáš; Fónadová, Laura; Kreidl, Martin. Trends in educational assortative mating in post-socialist central Europe: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary between 1988 and 2000. Los Angeles : California center for population research, 2005.
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Recommended:
Rabušic, Ladislav. "Value Change and Demographic Behaviour in the Czech Republic. " Czech Sociological Review vol. IX, no. 1, 99-122, 2001.
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Recommended:
Rabušic, Ladislav. "Why are they all so eager to retire (on transition to retirement in the Czech republic). " Czech Sociological Review vol. 40, no. 3, 319-342, 2004.
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Recommended:
Rabušic, Ladislav. "Will Tomorow's Czechs Have the Fewest Children in Europe?." In Mareš, P. et al.: Society, Reproduction, and Contemporary Challenges. " Brno : Barrister & Principal, 41-60, 2004.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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26
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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49
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Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
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15
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Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
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40
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Total
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130
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
Basic course of methods (e.g. KSS/MV1), course of demography (ne.g. KSS/DEM)
Students should have good knowledge of English. |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
recognize and describe key dimensions of social structure in modern Czech society
identify crucial social cleavages
describe the impact of inequality upon life style and educational practices
identify the impact of social structure on socialization and deviant behavior
identify mechanisms of intergenerational transmission |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Seminar work |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Continuous assessment |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Interactive lecture |
Seminar |
Textual studies |
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