UVSRPVN106 Social Gerontology

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Hugo Přibyl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Hugo Přibyl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
MUDr. Hugo Přibyl, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
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 aim of the course is a detailed introduction to not only to the periodization of aging and old age, as (final) part of human life, but also knowledge of the position of an aging generation in population the and care for the elderly (family, health services, social services). To understand this development there is a need of knowledge of demographic, biological, psychological, social, andragogical / gerontagogical, health and other aspects of aging, as well as the needs of seniors. Only for students of N6731 study program.
Syllabus
  • 1st Periodization of human life; characteristicof developmental stages; Age - Final phase
    2nd Gerontology, aging theory - the subject, objectives, forms, methods and means
    3rd Gerontological research and diagnostics
    4th Demographic aspects of aging
    5th Biological aspects of aging
    6th Psychological aspects of aging
    7th Social aspects of aging
    8th Andragogic and gerontagogic aspects of aging
    9th Health aspects of aging - the most common disability and disease
    10th Needs of seniors, their satisfaction
    11th Caring for the elderly person, the family and home care, social and health services, geriatric nursing
    12th Caring for long-term disabled seniors; dying and death in contemporary society
Literature
    required literature
  • JAROŠOVÁ, D. Péče o seniory. Ostrava: OU, ZSF, 2006. info
  • Jesenský, J. Andragogika a gerontagogika handicapovaných. Praha: Karolinum, 2000. info
  • JEDLIČKA, V. a kol. Praktická gerontologie. Brno: IDV PZ, 1991. info
    recommended literature
  • HAYFLICK, L. Jak a proč stárneme. Praha: Knižní klub Columbus, 1997. info
  • Ageing and its Consequences for the Socio-medical Systém. Population studies No.29, Rada Evropy, Strasbour, 1995. info
  • HORSKÁ, P. Human Development Report 1995. UNDP New York, Oxford, 1995. info
  • BAŠTECKÝ, J., KÜMPEL, Q., VOJTĚCHOVSKÝ, M. Gerontopsychiatrie. Praha: Grada, 1994. info
  • HAŠKOVCOVÁ, H. Fenomén stáří. Praha: Panorama, 1990. ISBN 80-7038-158-2. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
During the semester students are required to study specified issues and attend tentative knowledge test verifying the learned knowledges - generally referred to in the summary of the subject (minimum - 75% of tested knowledge).
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021.
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