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Demography - MD360P01P
Title: Demografie
Guaranteed by: Department of Demography and Geodemography (31-360)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2009 to 2013
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 5
Examination process: winter s.:written
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/2, C+Ex [HT]
Extent per academic year: 60 [hours]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Level: basic
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: RNDr. Dagmar Bartoňová, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): RNDr. Dagmar Bartoňová, Ph.D.
doc. RNDr. Luděk Šídlo, Ph.D.
Interchangeability : MD360P71
Is interchangeable with: MD360P71
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Annotation -
Demography (for students in Environmental Sc.)

The course aims to familiarise students with the basics of demography as an area of study and research focusing on its interdisciplinary character and methodological peculiarity. Lectures introduce and develop topics such as: demography as a scientific discipline, sources of demographic data, the system of demographic indicators, analysis of demographic processes including mortality and morbidity, fertility, nuptiality, divorces, abortion. Special attention is given to health indicators.Topics covered also include population policy and family, demographic projections and forecasts, world population growth and information about demographic situation in Europe and in the Czech Republic. Attention is given to develop students´s understanding of the causes and consequences of population development and its relationship to other processes in society. The course consists of lectures (30 hours) and practical trainings (30 hours) and is designed for students of natural sciences - branch of ecology and environmental protection.
Last update: Šídlo Luděk, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (04.10.2013)
Literature -

References:

in English:

Cox, P.R.: Demography (5th edition). Cambridge University Press. 1976.

Caselli, G., Vallin, J., Wunsch, G.:Demography: Analysis and Synthesis. Elsevier - Academic Press publ.USA 2006.Vol. I-III.

Multilingual demographic dictionary. IUSSP. Ordina Edition. 1982.

Recent demographic developments in Europe 2005. Council of Europe 1998.

Population development in the Czech Republic 1990-2002. Department of Demography and Geodemography. Charles University. 2002.

in Czech:

Kalibová K.: Úvod do demografie. Praha, nakl. Karolinum, (skripta), vydání 1997 - 2001

Pavlík Z., Rychtaříková J., Šubrtová A.: Základy demografie. Academia Praha 1986.

Demografie (nejen) pro demografy. Sociologické nakladatelství. 2. vydání. Praha 1998.

Vandeschrick, Ch.: Demografická analýza, Praha, nakl. Karolinum, 2000

Langhamrová, J., Kačerová, E.: Demografie (materiály ke cvičením). VŠE. Praha 2006

Faktografie:

Demografická ročenka ČR 2005 (2006) - starší s názvem "Pohyb obyvatelstva v ČR v roce ...." ČSÚ Praha. též na adrese:

Recent demographic developments in Europe 2004. Council of Europe. 2005.

Populační vývoj České republiky 1990-2002. Katedra demografie a geodemografie PřF UK. Praha 2002.též na adrese:

Last update: Šídlo Luděk, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (04.10.2013)
Requirements to the exam -

examination: written exam in demographic theory and written exam in demographic calculation

Last update: Bartoňová Dagmar, RNDr., Ph.D. (12.04.2012)
Syllabus -

Demography

1. Demography as a scientific discipline, sub-disciplines, history of demography, important international demographic institutions and organizations, important demographic journals and literature.

2. Sources of demographic data, current population statistics and statistics of population change, vital events and population processes.

3. Instruments of demographic analysis - the system of demographic indicators, the Lexis diagram, cohort and cross-sectional analysis

4. Population composition according to age, sex and family status, population pyramid, types of population, demographic ageing

5. Mortality and its relationships to other social, economic processes and its main consequences in the age structure, infant mortality, mortality structure acciording to causes of death

6. Mortality modelling ? life table, principles; life table as an istrument of demographic analysis and forecasts.

7. Health status of inhabitants, study of morbidity, classifications by causes of diseases an deaths

8. Natality and abortion ? indicators, relationships to other social and economic processes, , the fertility development in the Czech Republic, international comparison.

9. Family formation and dissolution ? nuptiality and divorces; instruments, development in the Czech Republic,.

10. Family and household in the Czech republic, international comparison, cohabitation.

11. Migration in population development; instruments, migration statistics, international migration; migration and natural increase, population growth.

12. Demographic projections and forecasts ? types, principles of constructions. Czech republic population development, world population projections.

13. Population development in the Czech republic in the past and im the present.

14. Population structure by nationality - data in the Czech censuses.

15. Population development in European countries and in the World in context with theory of demographic transition

References:

in English:

Cox, P.R.: Demography (5th edition). Cambridge University Press. 1976.

Caselli, G., Vallin, J., Wunsch, G.:Demography: Analysis and Synthesis. Elsevier - Academic Press publ.USA 2006.

Multilingual demographic dictionary. IUSSP. Ordina Edition. 1982.

Recent demographic developments in Europe 2005. Council of Europe 1998.

Population development in the Czech Republic 1990-2002. Department of Demography and Geodemography. Charles University. 2002.

in Czech:

Kalibová K.: Úvod do demografie. Praha, nakl. Karolinum, (skripta), vydání 1997 - 2001

Pavlík Z., Rychtaříková J., Šubrtová A.: Základy demografie. Academia Praha 1986.

Demografie (nejen) pro demografy. Sociologické nakladatelství. 2. vydání. Praha 1998.

Vandeschrick, Ch.: Demografická analýza, Praha, nakl. Karolinum, 2000

Langhamrová, J., Kačerová, E.: Demografie (materiály ke cvičením). VŠE. Praha 2006

Faktografie:

Demografická ročenka ČR 2005 (2006) - starší s názvem "Pohyb obyvatelstva v ČR v roce ...." ČSÚ Praha. též na adrese:

Recent demographic developments in Europe 2004. Council of Europe. 2005.

Populační vývoj České republiky 1990-2002. Katedra demografie a geodemografie PřF UK. Praha 2002.též na adrese:

Last update: Bartoňová Dagmar, RNDr., Ph.D. (04.04.2008)
 
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