UPPVIK039 Sociology of Childhood and Child

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2026
Extent and Intensity
10/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Kočí, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 9. 10. 12:15–13:50 C203, Fri 23. 10. 13:55–17:10 C202, Fri 6. 11. 12:15–13:50 C309, Fri 20. 11. 13:55–15:30 C309
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will gain basic knowledge of the discipline that deals with the social status, roles and problems of children, their position in social groups, and the importance of childhood within the human life cycle. Particular emphasis is placed on the characteristics of changes in the age and social categories of children and young people, their socialisation and current social problems. Students will demonstrate an understanding of basic terms, theories, categories and processes in the field of sociology of childhood, such as sociology of the child, sociology of youth, sociology of education, social environment, social relations, social communication, etc. Students will also become familiar with the basic methods and techniques of sociological research. Students will be able to systematically and consistently communicate the knowledge they have acquired in the field of the sociology of childhood.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to explain the social status and role of children in society; describe the influence of socialisation factors (family, school and leisure organisations); identify current issues affecting children and young people.
Syllabus
  • 1. Sociological categories of childhood, child and family
  • 2. Demographic characteristics of families, their forms and modalities
  • 3. Family, typology, models, family schemas and communication systems
  • 4. Family influence, styles and models in the context of intergenerational learning
  • 5. Social exclusion, socially excluded families, factors and their causality
  • 6. Syndromes resulting from incorrect family influence
  • 7. Social deviation and social pathology in family schemas
  • 8. Typology of non-family educational environments and their connection with the family
  • 9. Institutional education and institutional care
  • 10. Children at risk and the care system
  • 11. Interethnic families, identity and identification, family affiliation
  • 12. Ethnically diverse children in the Czech school system
Literature
    required literature
  • NOSÁL, I. Obrazy dětství v dnešní české společnosti: studie ze sociologie dětství. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2004. ISBN 80-86598-80-2.
  • KRAUS, B. Společnost, rodina a sociální deviace. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7435-411-3. info
  • GABRIEL, N. The Sociology of Early Childhood. Critical Perspective. SAGE Publications Ltd. 2017. ISBN-10: 1446272982 / ISBN-13: 978-1446272985.
    recommended literature
  • HAMPLOVÁ, D., ŠALAMOUNOVÁ, P., ŠAMANOVÁ, G. (Eds.) Životní cyklus: sociologické a demografické perspektivy. Praha: Sociologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, 2006. ISBN 8073300826.
  • KALEJA, M. Speciálněpedagogické aspekty ve vzdělávání sociálně vyloučených žáků. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, Pedagogická fakulta, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7464636-2.
  • KALEJA, M. Dítě v riziku poruch chování, s poruchou chování a s problémy v chování. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, Pedagogická fakulta, 2011.
  • SIROVÁTKA, T., HORA, O. (eds.). Rodina, děti a zaměstnání v české společnosti. Brno, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7326-140-5. info
Teaching methods
Lecture with discussion, work with text and images, situational methods, cooperative teaching, independent work
Assessment methods
verification of knowledge of the required reading and lectures in the form of a written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2025.
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