Contemporary Social Problems
Course code
STP7110.YK
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Kaasaegsed sotsiaalprobleemid
Course title in English
Contemporary Social Problems
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
- provide a systematic overview of contemporary social problems in global and local perspective;
- introduce main social risks and social policy target groups;
- develop understanding of policy process and it effect on social problems;
- provide skills to evaluate policy instruments from perspectives of social inclusion and civic involvement.
- introduce main social risks and social policy target groups;
- develop understanding of policy process and it effect on social problems;
- provide skills to evaluate policy instruments from perspectives of social inclusion and civic involvement.
Brief description of the course
Contemporary concept of social risks: old and new social risks, life-course approach to social policies. Global social problems related to climate change, human development and migration. Economic inequality as global, regional and local policy problem. Changing family patterns as cause for social problems. Traditional and modern perception of health and policy responses. Adjusting societies to population ageing. Social problems in multicultural societies. Politics of social problems. Policy process and intervention options for advocacy groups. Public-private partnership in tackling social problems. Civil society as employee and advocate. Evaluation of efficiency and adequacy of social services.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- has knowledge about causes, character and varieties of contemporary social problems, understanding of importance of contextualisation;
- has skills to mine multiple and reliable information for adequate estimation of magnitude of a social problem;
- has capability to evaluate policy instruments existing in given time and space for tackling a social problem ;
- has awareness of the ethical and cultural issues that may emerge when applying policy measures to various target groups.
- has knowledge about causes, character and varieties of contemporary social problems, understanding of importance of contextualisation;
- has skills to mine multiple and reliable information for adequate estimation of magnitude of a social problem;
- has capability to evaluate policy instruments existing in given time and space for tackling a social problem ;
- has awareness of the ethical and cultural issues that may emerge when applying policy measures to various target groups.
Teacher
Lauri Leppik
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