Study Guide

Objective

Learning objectives:

The student
- understands the methods through with sociology, social policy and philosophy analyse the interaction between the individual and society
- can describe the basic concepts and approaches of sociology and social policy
- can describe the welfare policy system behind the work and professions in the field of social services
- can critically analyse the activities of people, communities and societies with the tools of sociological, sociopolitical and philosophical thinking

Contents:
- Welfare theories
- Models, values and practices of social policy
- Sociological thinking, explaining and interpretation
- Thinking and acting according to moral and social philosophy (behind organising work and services in the social services field)

Content

Contents:

Social policy
  - Basic concepts, approaches and theories of social policy
  - Values and practices of social policy
  - Social and welfare policies
  - The ways in which social policy looks at and describes society, its structures and development
  - The social policy framework behind the social work and occupations

Sociology
  - Sociological Thinking - Sociological Imagination (C.W.Mills)
  - What is sociology? - Sociology is a way of thinking about the world created by humans (Bauman)
  - Sociology and change - from classics to newer currents

Philosophy
  - The challenge of growing up in a welfare society
  - Trips to moral philosophy
  - Trips to social philosophy
  - Ethical Challenges in the Social Welfare Society

Qualifications

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Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1–2):
The student can define the key basic concepts, systems and approaches of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3–4):
The student can explain key basic concepts, systems and approaches, with a good application of an analytical approach.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5):
The student understands and can apply basic concepts in examining the actions of people, communities and societies using an analytical/critical approach.