Well-being in a Changing Society (5 cr)
Code: TH00CA37-3009
General information
Enrollment
02.06.2023 - 05.09.2023
Timing
05.09.2023 - 24.10.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Health and Well-being
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 45
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Tiina Suni
- Kaija Penttala
Groups
-
PSOSS23EN
Objective
• you understand aspects of citizens’ well-being and social problems
• you are familiar with societal and global challenges to well-being
• you are able to examine sustainability from different perspectives (ecological, economic, social and cultural)
• you are familiar with the history, functioning and tasks of welfare society and the welfare state
Content
• changes in welfare society and the welfare state
• welfare theories, measuring well-being, perceived well-being, quality of life
• social problems, social deprivation and marginalisation
Materials
Course materials:
Pesonen, P. and Riihinen, O., 2002. Dynamic Finland: The Political System and the Welfare State. Helsinki: Finnish Literature Society.
Chapters:
2 Pathways to Modern Finland pages 20-54
3 Finnish Nationalism pages 55-65
5 Civil Society pages 86-111
13 Law and Order and Public Control pages 201- 210
14 Materialization of Values and Goals pages 211-245
The teaching material given by the teachers.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Co-operative learning
Group exam
International connections
Lectures
Co-operative learning
Completion alternatives
Exam F-5
Student workload
Lectures 1 op
Group work 2 op
Exam 2 op
Evaluation scale
H-5