PVZASP Fundamentals of Social Policy

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mirka Wildmannová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Zuzana Kotherová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. František Svoboda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mirka Wildmannová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mirka Wildmannová, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Jílková
Timetable
Tue 11:05–12:45 P102
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PVZASP/1: each odd Thursday 9:20–11:00 S301, Z. Kotherová, F. Svoboda, M. Wildmannová
PVZASP/2: each odd Thursday 7:40–9:15 P106, Z. Kotherová, F. Svoboda, M. Wildmannová
PVZASP/3: each even Thursday 7:40–9:15 P106, Z. Kotherová, F. Svoboda, M. Wildmannová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 80 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/80, only registered: 0/80, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/80
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
1. continuous testing of knowledge during the semester in the form of 2 tests;
2. presentation of a seminar paper and elaborating a critical analysis of another seminar paper;
3. final oral exam (to be eligible to take the final oral exam, students have to gain at least 60% of the total number of points from seminar tests)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 10 pouze přednáška
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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