Family changes in European perspective WSE-PS-FCiEP

1. The demographic outlook for Europe focused on family changes: population changes, trends of family changes by country
2. Theories of the family in historical roots of key concepts of kinship and family in sociology
3. Family types and structures in Europe: different types of family across the EU, distribution of work in households
4. Individualization, intimacy, and Family life
5. Standards of living in European families: economic strain, household debt, housing insecurity, deprivation
6. Work and work-life balance in families across Europe: work preferences, work-life conflict, access to childcare services, work-life challenges across generations
7. New motherhood and new parenting: child care and new family forms
8. Parenting practices and values
9. Life satisfaction and happiness in European families: income satisfaction, optimism about the future, mental well-being
10. Families and ageing societies:
11. Relation between generations: the population of older people in the European Union, future trends in ageing, participation in society
12. Family policies in EU countries, a comparative analysis
13-15. Students project - presentation

W cyklu 2022/23_Z:

1. The demographic outlook for Europe focused on family changes: population changes, trends of family changes by country
2. Theories of the family in historical roots of key concepts of kinship and family in sociology
3. Family types and structures in Europe: different types of families across the EU, distribution of work in households
4. Individualization, intimacy, and Family life
5. Standards of living in European families: economic strain, household debt, housing insecurity, deprivation
6. Work and work-life balance in families across Europe: work preferences, work-life conflict, access to childcare services, work-life challenges across generations
7. New motherhood and new parenting: child care and new family forms
8. Parenting practices and values
9. Life satisfaction and happiness in European families: income satisfaction, optimism about the future, mental well-being
10. Families and ageing societies:
11. Relation between generations: the population of older people in the European Union, future trends in ageing, participation in society
12. Family policies in EU countries, a comparative analysis
13-15. Students' project - presentation

W cyklu 2023/24_Z:

1. The demographic outlook for Europe focused on family changes: population changes, trends of family changes by country
2. Theories of the family in historical roots of key concepts of kinship and family in sociology
3. Family types and structures in Europe: different types of families across the EU, distribution of work in households
4. Individualization, intimacy, and Family life
5. Standards of living in European families: economic strain, household debt, housing insecurity, deprivation
6. Work and work-life balance in families across Europe: work preferences, work-life conflict, access to childcare services, work-life challenges across generations
7. New motherhood and new parenting: child care and new family forms
8. Parenting practices and values
9. Life satisfaction and happiness in European families: income satisfaction, optimism about the future, mental well-being
10. Families and ageing societies:
11. Relation between generations: the population of older people in the European Union, future trends in ageing, participation in society
12. Family policies in EU countries, a comparative analysis
13-15. Students' project - presentation

W cyklu 2024/25_Z:

1. The demographic outlook for Europe focused on family changes: population changes, trends of family changes by country
2. Theories of the family in historical roots of key concepts of kinship and family in sociology
3. Family types and structures in Europe: different types of families across the EU, distribution of work in households
4. Individualization, intimacy, and Family life
5. Standards of living in European families: economic strain, household debt, housing insecurity, deprivation
6. Work and work-life balance in families across Europe: work preferences, work-life conflict, access to childcare services, work-life challenges across generations
7. New motherhood and new parenting: child care and new family forms
8. Parenting practices and values
9. Life satisfaction and happiness in European families: income satisfaction, optimism about the future, mental well-being
10. Families and ageing societies:
11. Relation between generations: the population of older people in the European Union, future trends in ageing, participation in society
12. Family policies in EU countries, a comparative analysis
13-15. Students' project - presentation

Dyscyplina naukowa, do której odnoszą się efekty uczenia się

nauki socjologiczne

E-Learning

E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy

Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych

nie dotyczy

Poziom przedmiotu

podstawowy

Symbol/Symbole kierunkowe efektów uczenia się

PS1_W02; PS1_W03; PS1_U01;

Typ przedmiotu

obowiązkowy

Wymagania wstępne

Ability to communicate and present content in English

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Martyna Kawińska

Efekty kształcenia

By the end of this course, students should be able to:
Benefit from the research literature on family studies;
Recognize, define, and understand theoretical and methodological approaches to studying diverse families changes from a sociological perspective;
Identify problems and frame research questions related to the study of the family changes;
Examine families changes sociologically from a European and cross-cultural perspective;
Apply course concepts to your own life experiences;
Demonstrate recognition and openness regarding diversity in family changes,
Increase ability to work productively as a part of a team group;

Kryteria oceniania

The majority of your grade will be based on evidence of your knowledge, comprehension, and analysis of course materials
Class participation is obligatory (no more than 2 absences)
The leadership of discussion 43%
Home tasks 25%
Final project - presentation 32%

Very good grade (5) = 91% and more
Good grade (4) = 81% - 90%
Satisfactory grade (3)= 70% - 80%