Course: Basics of sociology

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Course title Basics of sociology
Course code FZS/ZSO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Gubová Terézia, Mgr.
Course content
Lectures: 1) Introduction to sociology, sociological terms, theory and research 2) Basic categories of sociology 3) Social relations, social group 4) Social relations in family and professional group 5) Sociological research 6) Phenomena and processes in society in relation to nursing 7) Sociological perspectives of health and their analysis 8) Sociological perspectives of the disease and their analysis 9) Social role of patient, nurse, doctor and social context in health care

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Students' self-study
Learning outcomes
The course is designed as theoretical. It explains basic sociological terms, theory and research. It leads to a comprehensive and versatile view of phenomena and processes in society in relation to nursing. Students will learn the basic categories of sociology, sociological perspectives of health and illness and their analysis, methods and techniques of sociological research and the possibilities of their use in study and professional practice. They will gain knowledge about social relations in family and professional group.
Students obtain knowledge in given course in accordance with requirements and course programme.
Prerequisites
Preconditions are frased in the annotation of the course and in the curriculum of the studying programme.

Assessment methods and criteria
Test

Credit: - self-study, - written test.
Recommended literature
  • DANICS, Štefan, Josef DUBSKÝ a Lukáš URBAN. Základy sociologie a politologie. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7380-590-6.
  • HAVLÍK, Radomír. Úvod do sociologie. Praha: Karolinum, 2015. ISBN 978-80-2462-843-1.
  • KŘÍŽOVÁ, Eva. SOS - sociologie pro pomáhající profese. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 2017. ISBN 978-80-246-3650-4.
  • SEKOT, Aleš. Základy sociologie: aktuální problémy soudobé společnosti. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014. ISBN 978-80-210-6788-2.


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