| Course title | Sociology for Social Work: Norms and Roles |
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| Course code | KKS/PSNOR |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | unspecified |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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1. Introduction to possible sociological perspectives on social work 2. Social norm 3. Social status; social role and role playing 4. Reflection on possibilities of social work and social workers? role performance in the context of social normativity
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| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the course is to introduce one of the relevant sociological perspectives of social work ? the perspective of social norms and social roles.
The student will acquire following competences: ? integrative learning: connection knowledge on social norms and social roles to social work experiences ? Ethical reasoning: Understanding different ethical perspectives/concepts of social norms and social roles in the context of social work |
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Participation in seminars, elaboration of assigned tasks. Reading: Asquith, S., Clark, C. L., & Waterhouse, L. (2005). The role of the social worker in the 21st century: A literature review (Vol. 25). Edinburgh: Scottish Executive Education Department. Constable, R. (2009). The role of the school social worker. School social work: Practice, policy, and research, 3-29. Goffman, Erving (1980) [1959]. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. New York: Anchor Books: A Division of Random House Linton, R., 1936: The Study of Man. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. Masolo, C.; Vieu, L.; Bottazzi, E.; Catenacci, C.; Ferrario, R.; Gangemi, A.; and Guarino, N. 2004. Social roles and their descriptions. In Welty, C., and Dubois, D., eds., Ninth Intl. Conference on the Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR 2004), 267?277. Merton, R. K., 1957: The Role-Set: Problems in Sociological Theory. The British Journal of Sociology 8, č. 2, s. 106-120. Možný, I., 1975: Pojmový komplex teorie sociální role. Sborník prací filozofické fakulty brněnské univerzity 24, s. 83-104. Parsons, T., 1951: The social system. Chicago: Free Press. Singly, F. de, 1996: Le soi, le couple et la famille. Paris: Nathan. |
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| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester |
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