UOGP015 Sociology

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. Mgr. Jiří Siostrzonek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D.
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Timetable
Tue 12. 2. Tue 10:35–12:10 C310, Tue 19. 2. Tue 10:35–12:10 C310, Tue 5. 3. Tue 10:35–12:10 C310, Tue 12. 3. Tue 10:35–12:10 C310, Tue 2. 4. Tue 10:35–12:10 C310, Tue 9. 4. Tue 10:35–12:10 C310
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The objective of the subject is to make students familiar with basic concepts in sociology. It outlines major streams of thinking in sociology and issues standing in the foreground of attention in sociological theory and research. The student will learn to understand the complexity of socialization in humans and the process of personality formation. The subject also explains the relationship between sociology and nursing.
Syllabus
  • 1. Sociology as a scientific discipline.
    2. Schools of thought in sociology, streams, paradigms - an overview.
    3. The society and the position of an individual in the society. The process of socialization, social interaction and communication.
    4. Social structure and dynamics, social entities and social groups.
    5. Culture.
    6. Social norms and deviations, social control.
    7. The subject of the sociology of medicine, an overview of sociological theory.
    8. Sociology of the patient/client, the role of the sociologist in health care facilities.
    9. Defining health and illness, issues related to disability.
    10. Reeducation, compensation and social rehabilitation.
    11. Social research in health care (design and planning).
    12. Social research in health care (data processing, interpretation and reporting).
Literature
    required literature
  • RADKOVÁ. L. Sociológia ve zdravotníctve. Distanční studijní opora. 1. vyd. [online]. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
  • KELLER, J. Úvod do sociologie. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7419-102-2. info
  • BÁRTLOVÁ, S. Sociologie medicíny a zdravotnictví. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2005. ISBN 80-247-1197-4. info
    recommended literature
  • PETRUSEK, M. a kol. Sociologické školy, směry, paradigmata. Praha: SLON - Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000. ISBN 80-85850-81-8. info
  • BÁRTLOVÁ, S., HNILICOVÁ, H. Vybrané metody a techniky výzkumu. Zjišťování spokojenosti pacientů. Brno: IDVPZ, 2000. info
  • BIRCHENALL, M., BIRCHENALL, P. Sociology as Applied to Nursing and Health Care. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 1998. ISBN 0-7020-1932-1. info
  • KOL. AUTORŮ. Sociální deviace, sociologie nemoci a medicíny. Praha: SLON - Sociologické nakladatelství, 1994. ISBN 80-85850-03-6. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 8 HOD/SEM, Seminář 4 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
80 % participation in practicals (students who could not meet attendance criteria due to serious obstacles will be given extra assignments by the tutor).
Requirements for credit: presentation of the student´s research, meeting the credit test criteria with a minimum of 80 % correct answers.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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