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Sociology and Philosophy of Physical Culture

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Course Unit Code713-0398/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
DUR45doc. RNDr. Irena Durdová, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject aims to transform the basic chapters of general sociology into the sociology of physical education, sport and gymnastic recreation and understanding of physical culture as a social phenomenon. Within this subject, students will understand the importance of social groups and social stratification of the society, will learn the fundamentals of the sociology of education, crowd, family and leisure – all with respect to the sporting environment of the Czech Republic. Great emphasis is placed on the issue of social deviations and negative social phenomena in the sports environment.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1. To apply the principles of general sociology into the sociology of physical education and sports, socialization with respect to sports activities.
2. To define methods and techniques of sociological research.
3. To explain the principles of the sociology of physical education, sports and physical training recreation.
4. To explain the role of social groups and
5. To interpret sports spectatorship, the sociology of crowd, the sociology of leisure time to the sporting environment.
6. To define the main present social problems of handicapped sportsmen
Course Contents
1. Social interdependence of physical culture (PC)
2. Social systems of physical culture from historical point of view
3. Human being, a biological and social creature
4. Social groups, socialization of an individual in the course of his/her life, impact of TV and sport on socialization-adaptation processes
5. Social groups connected with sport, negative youth social groups, clubism
6. Methods and techniques of sociological research
7. Most frequently applied sociological techniques - dialogue, questionnaire, kinds of questions, respondents, preparation for survey, problems of collecting and processing data
8. Sociology of physical education, teacher x student, coach x sportsman
9. Sociology of sport, integrating a sportsman in the society, the pros and cons of socialization of a sportsman in different stages of his/her carrier
10. Sport watching, sociology of a crowd, negative features of sport watching and attempts at solving them
11. Sociology of sports recreation, sociology of lifestyle, sociology of leisure time, classification of leisure time activities
12. Sociology of family, function of family, family and school, family and sports club, family and encouraging the children to go in for sports, active way of spending leisure time
13. Negative social phenomena - social deviations, classification of deviation, negative phenomena in sport and their impact on the society
14. Handicapped sportsmen, integrating handicapped sportsmen in the society, impact of sport on their socializing, sports competitions, Paralympic games.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
HEIL, John. Philosophy of Mind: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy). 4th ed. London: Taylor and Francis, 2019. 264 s. ISBN 9781138581012.
LILLEKER, Darren et al. Political Communication and COVID-19: Governance and Rhetoric in Times of Crisis. London and New York: Routledge, 2021. 372 s. ISBN 978-0-367-63679-1.
TAYLOR, Stephen. Resourcing and talent management. 7th ed. London: Kogan Page, 2019. 493 s. ISBN 978-0-7494-8385-2.
DURDOVÁ, Irena. Vybrané kapitoly z managementu a marketingu sportu. Ostrava: VŠB-TUO, 2019. 98 s. ISBN 978-80-248-4165-6.
SEKOT Aleš a Irena DURDOVÁ. COVID-19 versus Physical Activity in the Context of University Students. Studia sportiva, MUNI 2021, vol 15, no 2, s.27-37. ISSN 2570-8783 (On-line)
KIROVOVÁ. Iva. Organizační chování. 1. díl. 2. aktualiz. vyd. SOET, vol. 19. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2017. ISBN 978-80.248-4032-1.
Recommended Reading:
COLLINS, Denis. Business Ethics. Best Practices for Designing and Managing Ethical Organizations. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2019. 608 s. ISBN 978-1-5063-8805-2.
GRIFFIN, R. W., PHILLIPS, J. M. a S. M. GULLY. Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations. 12th ed. Boston: Cengage, 2021. 608 s. ISBN 9781305501393.
LUSSIER, Robert N. Management Fundamentals. Concepts, Applications, and Skill Development. 8th ed. Los Angeles: Sage, 2019. ISBN 9781544331331.
JELÍNEK, Marián. Vnitřní svět vítězů. Praha: Grada, 2019. 208 s. ISBN 978-80-271-0826-8.
KUNZ, Vilém. Společenská odpovědnost ve sportu. Praha: Grada, 2020. 200 s. ISBN 978-80-271-1209-8.
NOVOTNÁ, Hedvika. Metody výzkumu ve společenských vědách. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 2020. 496 s. ISBN 978-80-757-1025-3.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 18
        ExaminationExamination65 33