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Kar

Társadalomtudományi Kar

Szervezet

TÁTK Összehasonlító Történeti Szociológia Tanszék

Kód

ESZOCBA04

Cím

Family and Society

Tervezett félév

Őszi

Meghirdetve

2024/25/1

ECTS

4

Nyelv

en

Oktatás célja

This course focuses on the history of the population, the driving forces of this history and the social consequences of the massive population growth. Within the entire population we will consider the changing role and structure of family within society. Families are universally important social institutions, past and present. Although the majority of families around the world have certain things in common - relating people biologically and socially, organizing care and residence, the specifics of how the settings are accomplished may vary substantially across time and space. In the first part of the course, students are introduced into the basic concepts of demography, then we consider the history of families from the 19th century until today. We also discuss sociological theories and methods used to study and understand families, including sociological and economic theories of population. We will pay special attention to measurement issues, indicating the limits of our knowledge and demonstrating the nature of uncertainties of contemporary science. In the second part of the course we will focus on the main sociological approaches in the study of families, and the most significant social problems related to this institution: inequalities, social roles, marriage, sexuality, child bearing, family diversity, and work.

Tantárgy tartalma

COURSE SCHEDULE 13th September People as population. Sources and nature of demographic data. Censuses. Readings: John R. Weeks – Population, pp. 2-6. and 108-135; Tim Dyson: Population and Development – the Demographic Transition, Zed Books, 2010. pp. 8-49. 20th September NO CLASS 27th September Sources of fertility, mortality and migration data. The limits of knowledge Reading: Jasilioniene, A., Sobotka, T., Jdanov, D. A., Zeman, K., Kostova, D., Andreev, E. M., ... & Shkolnikov, V. M. (2016). Data resource profile: the human fertility database. International Journal of Epidemiology, 45(4), 1077-1078e. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyw135 4th October Demographic perspectives and the emergence of the demographic transitions theories Readings: John R. Weeks – Population. An Introduction to Concepts and Issues. 10th ed., 2008, pp. 74-83.; 448-452; 472-482.) 11th October Health and mortality transition Reading: Vallin, J., & Meslé, F. (2004). Convergences and divergences in mortality: a new approach of health transition. Demographic research, 2, 11-44.https://www.demographic-research.org/special/2/2/S2-2.pdf 18th October Fertility transition and population politics Reading: John R. Weeks – Population. An Introduction to Concepts and Issues. 10th ed., 2008, pp. 86-98. and 487-514. 25th October Variation in population politics, global population policy Robinson, W. C., & Ross, J. A. (Eds.). (2007). The global family planning revolution: three decades of population policies and programs. World Bank Publications.pp1-12. https://books.google.hu/books?hl=en&lr=&id=c67CZT-ZGVEC&oi=fnd&pg=PR5&dq=global+population+policy&ots=6k7jA4eI5A&sig=G1hBU28PR7UnEthSydSiaMCEBzY&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=global%20population%20policy&f=false 8th November Families in societies: sociological and anthropological perspectives Reading: Marriage and Family, In: William Little, Ron McGivern: Introduction to Sociology 2nd Canadian Edition, Open Textbook Library, https://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology2ndedition/chapter/chapter-14-marriage-and-family/ Giddens Sociology 6th edition, pages 331-338, 369-370 (Basic concepts; The family in historical context, Theoretical perspectives on families and relationships) 15th November Families in the social hierarchies: status and mobility Reading: Torche, F. (2015). Intergenerational mobility and equality of opportunity. European Journal of Sociology/Archives Européennes de Sociologie, 56(3), 343-371. 22nd November Families and the economic production: paid and unpaid work, unemployment and poverty Reading: Giddens Sociology, pages 891-930 (Chapters: Transforming the social organization of work; The changing nature of work and working; Job insecurity, unemployment and the social significance of work) 29th November Families and intimate relationships: love and reproduction Reading: Giddens: Sociology pages 338-349, 371-377 6th December Family formation (marriage, divorce, remarriage) – traditional and new formations Reading: Giddens Sociology 350-363 13th December Tutorial Class – consultation based on students’ queries

Számonkérés és értékelés

Attending the course is not mandatory but recommended because the lecture material, beyond the mandatory readings, makes part of the evaluation. The course ends with a written exam, composed of a few essay questions.

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