Universität Wien

080005 VO-L Population Processes and Culture:Social Behaviour or Hardwired Destiny? (2010W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 06.10. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 13.10. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 20.10. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 27.10. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 03.11. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 10.11. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 17.11. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 24.11. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 01.12. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 15.12. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 12.01. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 19.01. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 26.01. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Demography has been understood - in its Malthusian variant - as a sort of "natural science". However, mating, rearing children, ageing, health or illness, and finally death are culturally determined. Most demographers of our time have grasped this essential point.
We will discuss population structure and history since the very beginnings of human development until our time, looking also into a probale future. This will demonstrate the social and cultural features of these processes. Part of them is the dominant discourse on demography relating to migration, demographic ageing and its problems (care; fiscal questions; voluntary leaving, ...).

Assessment and permitted materials

3 pieces of researches mentioned above
At the end of the semszer there will be a short exam (in written form)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Demography is to be seen as the basis for social prospect and political planning as well as the fundaments of an understanding of society.

Examination topics

Information in compact form is offered by the lecturer. It is supposed that students collaborate by a series of easily performed tiny studies (f. i. researching the population numbers of teh communes of origin; interpreting a church-yard's spatial structure; ...).

Reading list

wird am Anfang der VO als Information (umfangreiche Liste) sowie in kleiner Auswahl für die unmittelbare Lektüre angeboten.
Allgemeiner Einführungstext für alle, möglichst noch vor dem Beginn sollte sein:
Reiterer, Albert F. (2010), Der Große Übergang. Gesellschaftliche Modernisierung und Veränderung der Lebensweise, 1800 – 2000. In: Sieder, Reinhard / Langthaler, Ernst, Hg., Zeitgeschichte. Ein Lehrbuch. Wien 2010 (gerade im Erscheinen, wird im Herbst zur Verfügung stehen; lann bei Bedarf vom Vortragenden in Vorletzt-Fassung per mail bezogen werden).

Association in the course directory

230, 550 Diplomstudium UniStG; EC 220

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