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KS (*)Social Inequality and Exclusion

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Es ist eine neuere Version 2022W dieser LV im Curriculum Masterstudium Joint Master's Degree Programme in Comparative Social Policy and Welfare 2023W vorhanden.
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Workload Ausbildungslevel Studienfachbereich VerantwortlicheR Semesterstunden Anbietende Uni
5 ECTS M1 - Master 1. Jahr Sozialwissenschaften Svajone Mikene 2 SSt MRU
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Quellcurriculum Masterstudium Joint Master's Programme in Comparative Social Policy and Welfare 2014W
Ziele (*)The course aims to deepen students’ knowledge on theoretical conceptions of social inequality and social exclusion, develop the analytical abilities to perceive and analyze the different aspects of social inequality and social exclusion in society. Students will learn different theories, explaining social inequality conception and will be able to apply them in analysing social inequality. Students will get the knowledge about the main categories of social inequality and social exclusion and will develop abilities to perceive the formation of social inequality and exclusion in the society. Students will get deeper understanding of social exclusion, its causes, factors and forms and will be able to interpret the main causes of social exclusion.
Lehrinhalte (*)
  1. Social inequality. Conception of social inequality, social stratification and social differentiation. Development of society’s social structure in the context of social inequality.
  2. Social inequality conception in the classical and modern sociological theories. Categories of social inequality. Approaches of social classes and stratification systems: K.Marx, M.Weber, E.O.Wright, F.Parkin, G.Lenski, D.Grusky and others.
  3. Social exclusion. Conception of social exclusion and typologies. Factors of social exclusion: Indicators of social exclusion. Causes of social exclusion. Forms of social exclusion. Social exclusion groups in the society. Social exclusion and social deviation. Poverty and social exclusion. The role of state in decreasing social exclusion.
  4. Social economic inequality and exclusion. Criteria of social-economic inequality. Income, capital and social inequality. Capital and prestige. Social status.
  5. Education, profession and social inequality. Social exclusion and learning process. Professional segregation and stratification. Schemes and principles of professional stratification. Categories of professional segregation. Indexes of professional segregation. Social mobility.
  6. Tendencies of social inequality and exclusion. Gender inequality and social exclusion. Age and social exclusion. Ethnic and racial inequality and exclusion.
  7. Social inequality and life style. Life style. Life style and consumption.
  8. Social inequality and exclusion in post-soviet societies. Sociological research on social inequality and exclusion in Eastern and Middle European countries.
Beurteilungskriterien (*)Student knowledge is assessed according to the accumulative point system: active participation in the online discussions (30%), essay (70%).
Lehrmethoden (*)Introductory lectures during Intensive Programme, tutoring supported by Moodle and individual study of the theoretical literature and analysis of statistical data. On-line discussions and a final essay.
Abhaltungssprache Englisch
Literatur (*)Course materials provided by instructor.
Lehrinhalte wechselnd? Nein
Präsenzlehrveranstaltung
Teilungsziffer 30
Zuteilungsverfahren Zuteilung nach Vorrangzahl