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Basics of Social Sciences (8cr)

Course unit code: K701S17OJ

General information


Credits
8 cr
Teaching language
Finnish

Objective

Students are able
- to describe the basic concepts, approaches and theories of sociology and social policy

- to understand the methods used in sociology and social policy to examine and to describe society, its structures and development

- to describe the social policy system behind the work and professions in the field of social services

- to understand the social nature of the human being

- to study the activities of people, communities and societies with the tools of critical philosophical thinking

- to understand how and on what kind of values society should be organised to enable people to strive towards a good life

Themes:
Students are able
- to describe the basic concepts, approaches and theories of sociology and social policy

- to understand the methods used in sociology and social policy to examine and to describe society, its structures and development

- to describe the social policy system behind the work and professions in the field of social services

- to understand the social nature of the human being

- to study the activities of people, communities and societies with the tools of critical philosophical thinking

- to understand how and on what kind of values society should be organised to enable people to strive towards a good life

Themes:
Students are able
- to describe the basic concepts, approaches and theories of sociology and social policy

- to understand the methods used in sociology and social policy to examine and to describe society, its structures and development

- to describe the social policy system behind the work and professions in the field of social services

- to understand the social nature of the human being

- to study the activities of people, communities and societies with the tools of critical philosophical thinking

- to understand how and on what kind of values society should be organised to enable people to strive towards a good life

Themes: Sociological thinking, explanation and interpretation, values and practices in social policy, social policy and welfare, philosophical thinking and action, the philosophical concept of the human being, ethics

Content

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