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Lecturer(s)
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Horálek Adam, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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TOPICS OF THE COURSE (not schedule) 1. What is ageing - physiological, social, cultural age, general terms 2. Demography of ageing I - basic introduction to demographic methods of measuring ageing 3. Demography of ageing II - case studies of ageing processes 4. Geography of ageing I - outline of selected cases of ageing societies worldwide 5. Geography of ageing II - interpretation of processes of ageing 6. Gerontology and sociology of ageing 7. Ageing from the perspective of medical anthropology 8. Antropology of ageing I - history 9. Antropology of ageing II - contemporary research 10. Antropology of ageing III - intercultural prespective I 11. Antropology of ageing IV - intercultural prespective II 12. Project presentation
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training, Graphic and art activities
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- 40 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Students will achieve following eligibilities: 1. basic demographic analysis of selected group/society 2. basic knowledge of the phenomenon of ageing from different perspective - geographical, gerontological, sociological 3. general knowledge of the specifics of anthropological approach to ageing. 4. acquire presentation skills of ageing in holistic - interdisciplinary perspective
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Prerequisites
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Students are expected to have general knowledge in the history and theory of anthropology and interest in the topic.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance assessment, Student portfolio analysis, Self project defence, Presentation
The exam consists of three assignments: 1) active participation in seminars (reading, homework sheets for semestral thesis). Students are allowed of three active absences. Active presence is physical appearence in the seminar + preparation for the seminar (reading, etc.). The assignment is not credited, only must be fullfilled. 2) Seminar thesis - projected as holistic analysis of ageing of selected community/group/society. Student has to choose the case topic on which he/she uses taught methods and approaches. The seminar thesis is credited up to 100 points, minimum for successful compleition is 70 points. 3) Presentation - 5-7 minutes PPT presentation of the thesis at the last lesson. Credited up to 50 points, minimum required is 30 points. Final evaluation: 150-140 p. 1 139-130 p. 1- 129-120 p. 2 119-110 p. 2- 109-100 p. 3 99 and less 4
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Recommended literature
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Čevela R. et al. Sociální gerontologie. GRADA, 2014.
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Koukolík, F. Metuzalém. O stárnutí a stáří. Praha:Karolinum, 2014. ISBN 9788024624648.
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Robert L. Rubinstein PhD, J. Keith, D. Shenk, D. Wieland. Anthropology and Aging. 1990. ISBN 978-94-010-7411-7.
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