Course: Sociology of Leisure Time

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Course title Sociology of Leisure Time
Course code KKS/SVC
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šlechtová Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Leisure is an important component of both personal and social life of the individual. For this reason, the social educator should be equipped with knowledge about the importance of free time for the life of individuals from different social groups, as well as knowledge of possible access to leisure. In the sociology of free time throughout history can characterize three basic approaches to the conceptualization or streams leisure time: negativistic, skeptical and optimistic.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
- Deepening the theoretical background of social education on the importance of free time for personal development, - Interdisciplinary context, - Anchoring skills for socio-educational work in their free time into a theoretical framework
- Understanding the importance of leisure time in one's life - Ability to link theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the socio-educational work in their free time
Prerequisites
No assumptions.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Successful completion of an oral examination.
Recommended literature
  • Blackshaw, T. Routledge handbook of leisure studies.
  • Dufková, J. Urban, L, Dubský, J. Sociologie životního stylu.
  • Kaplánek, M. Čas volnosti - čas výchovy.
  • Opaschowski, H. Einführung in die Freizeitwissenschaft.
  • Rojek, C. The labour of leisure: the culture of free time.


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