Curriculum subject

Society and Welfare

Subject
Subject code	ÕOKC5212
Subject name	Society and Welfare
Credit points	3 ECTS
Grading method	Prelim
Subject program

Curriculum subject
Curriculum	2016 Vabaained
Study year
Semester	Fall semester
Subject type	Optional

General description
This course will give students the systematic study of the relationship between people and society; therefore, this course includes an examination of basic sociological principles, concepts, and theories as well as human culture, societies, the socialization process, various types of stratification (class, global, racial/ethnic, gender), race/ethnicity, minority groups, deviance and crime, gender, and age. Students explore and compare the various historic, cultural, and social frameworks of the world, which results in an appreciation for unique cultural identities. In addition, as societies around the globe undergo almost unprecedented rapid change, this course assists students in analysing and interpreting historic as well as contemporary issues. By using ‘the sociological imagination’ to link micro-level individual experiences to macro-level social structures and critical thinking skills as sociological “tools”, you will explore your own perceptions, attitudes, prejudices, and issues regarding sexuality, diversity, class, gender, and race/ethnicity. Through this course students will be able to do a systematic study of social welfare systems in Europe, comparison of welfare systems in Europe.

Study outcome
• Knows concept of society, welfare. • Compare and contrast three major theoretical perspectives of sociology • Describe the relationship between culture, society, welfare, public safety. • Discuss norms and their importance on society. Explain the importance of reference groups. Characterize formal organizations. • Identify means of social control and how they work. Explain how stratification systems are maintained.

Literature
Vol. I, Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2010. ISBN# 0558547664

Current rounds
None