Course: Social Aspects of Deviant Behavior

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Course title Social Aspects of Deviant Behavior
Course code USSV/KSAD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mandys Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Social norms and conformity of an individual in group interaction, social control. The theory of social deviance. Psychological, social and economic contexts of behavior and experience of members of minorities - stigma, similarity, etc. Aggression and social prevention. Selected issues of social deviance: homelessness, addiction, family violence, suicide cult act, crime and delinquent behavior.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
Learning outcomes
The goal is to acquire knowledge of theories of deviance and access to different social groups and minorities, which go beyond the standards and are often the source of various social problems.
Student will be able to orientate in basic concepts of social deviation. He/she gets general information how to behave if he/she meets some form of deviant behavior in live or in work.
Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
Home assignment evaluation, Work-related product analysis

Assignment will be awarded based on work and interview about the topics of the subject.
Recommended literature
  • Fischer, Slavomil. Sociální patologie : analýza příčin a možností ovlivňování závažných sociálně patologických jevů. Praha: Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2781-3.
  • Fischer, Slavomil. Sociální patologie : propedeutika. Ústí nad Labem: Univerzita J.E. Purkyně, 2006. ISBN 80-7044-812-1.
  • Kalina, Kamil. Základy klinické adiktologie. Praha: Grada, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-1411-0.
  • Sochůrek, Jan. Vybrané kapitoly ze sociální patologie.. Liberec: Technická univerzita v Liberci, 2001. ISBN 80-7083-494-3.
  • Sochůrek, Jan. Vybrané kapitoly ze sociální patologie.. Liberec: Technická univerzita v Liberci, 2001. ISBN 80-7083-495-1.
  • Urban, Lukáš. Sociální deviace. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7380-133-5.
  • Vágnerová, Marie. Psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese. Praha: Portál, 2004. ISBN 80-7178-802-3.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Public Economics and Administration (2015) Category: Economy 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Public Economics and Administration (2014) Category: Economy 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter