KVZASP Introduction to Social Policy

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mirka Wildmannová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mirka Wildmannová, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Jílková
Timetable
Sun 1. 3. 14:35–16:15 P304, Sun 19. 4. 12:50–14:30 P103
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to enable students to understand the importance of social policy in the context of social risks and problems arising as a result of contradictory economic, social and cultural development of the modern society. The course provides information on:
(1) the main theoretical and ideological attitudes to social policy and the definition of social needs and problems,
(2) basic sources and producers of social policy and services with an emphasis on the interpretation of the role of welfare state,
(3) selected current social problems (unemployment and poverty, aging, family problems, cruelty and negligent care for children, social pathology, issues of ethnic minorities, opinion orientation in pluralistic society).
This basic course is followed at Stage Two with the Social Policy course, which has an optional character.
Syllabus
  • 1. modern society and social problems
  • 2. social state
  • 3. poverty
  • 4. long-term unemployment
  • 5. social stratification
  • 6. crime and ethnic minorities
  • 7. fundaments of social policy
  • 8. social administration
Literature
  • TOMEŠ, Igor. Sociální správa. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2002, 303 s. ISBN 80-7178-560-1. info
  • MAREŠ, Petr. Nezaměstnanost jako sociální problém (Unemployment as a Social Problem). Nové rozšíř. vyd. Praha: SLON-Sociologické nakladatelství, 1998, 172 pp. ISBN 80-901424-9-4. info
  • VEČEŘA, Miloš. Sociální stát : východiska a přístupy (Welfare state : starting points and approaches). 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1996, 112 pp. Studijní texty ; sv. 4. ISBN 80-85850-16-8. info
Assessment methods
To be eligible to take the final exam, students have to hand in a seminar paper (reviewed by the tutor). The final exam takes the form of a written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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