FVP:UVSRPCP076 Family Policy - Course Information
UVSRPCP076 Family Policy
Faculty of Public Policies in OpavaSummer 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jana Žáčková, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Žáčková, PhD. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Jana Žáčková, PhD.
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
- Public Administration and Social Politics (programme FVP, B6731-SPSP)
- Course objectives
- The course provides basic knowledge of the field of family policy, focuses on its targets, agents and institutions. Offers students the possibility to master not only the theoretical basis regarding the family, but also practical knowledge about the conditions of life and the issues of current families. It deals with specific family needs, such as incomplete families, families with a disabled member, families of ethnic minorities, families, where socially pathological phenomena occur, etc. Study Outcomes: Professional Knowledge: Students can explain and apply knowledge from the field of social policy aimed at helping families. Professional Skills: Students are well-informed on issues in various areas of family relationships and the current status of the family. General Qualification: They understand the knowledge acquired during their lessons and can apply them in further studies and in every-day life.
- Syllabus
- 1. Family policy, family as the basis of society.
2. Reproductive behaviour of the society.
3. The basic characteristics of family, internal structure and interactions.
4. The basic functions of family. The value of parenting, socialization and education.
5. The characteristics of today's families, the status of family members.
6. Family cycle phases and their pitfalls.
7. The issue of motherhood, women on parental leave.
8. Family policy objectives.
9. Family policy agents. Institutions active in family policy.
10. Financing family policy activities.
11. Families with specific needs I.
12. Families with specific needs II.
13. Services for families
- 1. Family policy, family as the basis of society.
- Literature
- required literature
- MITCHELL, E. Finanční podpora rodin s dětmi v České republice v evropském kontextu. Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7330-183-5. info
- Národní koncepce podpory rodiny s dětmi. Praha: MPSV, 2008. info
- KŘÍŽKOVÁ, A. Práce a péče. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86429-94-6. info
- Národní koncepce rodinné politiky. Praha: MPSV, 2005. info
- recommended literature
- ŠŤASTNÁ, A. Neúplné rodiny v České republice a ve vybraných evropských zemích. Praha: VÚPSV, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7416-038-7. info
- KOCOURKOVÁ, J., RABUŠIC, L. Sňatek a rodina: zájem soukromý nebo veřejný? Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, 2007. ISBN 80-86561-93-3. info
- MATOUŠEK, O a kol. Rodina jako instituce a vztahová síť. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2003. ISBN 80-86429-19-9. 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
- Credit requirements: oral interview on selected issues, active participation in seminars.
- Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2015, recent)
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