Basic Social Analysis - RDD106

• Title: Basic Social Analysis
• Guaranteed by: Department of Theological Ethics (27-TE)
• Faculty: Protestant Theological Faculty
• Actual: from 2015 to 2017
• Semester: winter
• Points: 5
• E-Credits: 5
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:135/0, MC [HS]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: combined
• Teaching methods: combined

Annotation

Last update: MORAVEC (15.05.2015)

Description of the Study Unit
The aims of the study unit are that the student:
- Is familiar with the main schools of sociology
- is able to understand the impact of social and economic structures on everyday life
- is familiar with the basic concepts used in the definition and analysis of poverty
- knows how the changing division of labour and structure of employment affects welfare and marginalisation
- is able identify the risk factors involved in marginalisation and social exclusion and relate different phenomena to
social pathology and exclusion
- is familiar with the role of social policy in relation to exclusion
- Can relate the views of poverty in the Bible to the historical contexts in which the texts were produced
- Can apply the views of the Bible on poverty to the present context
This study unit content includes:
- Basic sociological approaches (main schools of thought)
- Relation of social and economic structures to everyday life
- Concepts of poverty and social exclusion
- Work, activity and employment and marginalisation as a factor in producing social exclusion
- Social policy and social exclusion
- Views of poverty in the Bible

Process of the Study Unit

Week 14
Mag. Tony Addy 16 h
Basic sociology and social analysis
Relation of social and economic structures to everyday life
Concept of poverty and social exclusion
Work, activity, employment and marginalisation as a factor in producing social exclusion
Week 17-18
Mag. Tony Addy
Assignment on basic social analysis 4 cr.
Supervising on Fronter 2 x 1 h
Dr. Kari Latvus
Online lecture concerning poverty in Bible 3 h
Week 19
Mag. Tony Addy
Basic sociology and social analysis 8 h

Contact teaching week 14 and week 19 + online lecture 3 h = 27 h (1 cr.)

Literature

Last update: MORAVEC (15.05.2015)

Basic literature and study aids:

Hoffman, J., Graham, P. (2006) Introduction to Political Ideologies (Read: Introduction and Chapters: Liberalism, Conservatism and Socialism)

Watson, T. (2008) Sociology, Work and Industry 5thEd. London, Routledge (Read: Chapters One, Two and Three).

Haralambos, M. & Holborn, M., Sociology Themes and Perspectives, 2008, London, HarperCollins, (Read: Introduction and Ch.1 & 4)

Recommended literature:

Ebenstein, A., Ebenstein, W., Fogelman, E., (2000) Today’s isms 11th Ed: Upper Saddie River, N.J: Prentice Hall, (Three chapters: Socialism, Communism and Capitalism.

Tailor, G. (2007) Ideology and Welfare: Palgrave Macxmillan (Three Chapters: Liberalism, Social Democracy, Neo-Liberalism)

Odih. J. (2007) Gender and Work in Capitalist Economies. Open University Press (Read chapter eight, conclusion)

Servais, J-M., Bollé, P., Lansky, M. Editors (2007) Working for Better Times: Rethinking Work for the 21st Century: International Labour Office (Read chapters four and five)

Teaching methods

Last update: MORAVEC (15.05.2015)

Consultations:

24 hours contact teaching, online lecture 3 h + guidance on assignment 2 x 1 h

Individual work:

2 hours supervision on Fronter, participation obligatory

104 hours distance learning, e-learning on Fronter, individual assignments doing, reading for assignments