UPPVKP124 Social Policy I

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Igor Hendrych, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Helena Kolibová, CSc.
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
LECTURE The course acquaints students with basic concepts and principles of the theory of social policy, explains the characteristics of subjects and objects of social policy, overview of the tools used by social policy to meet their goals. Students will learn the basic concepts of social policy, its objectives, principles and functions. They navigate in the history of processes that have shaped social policy and the welfare state in its present form. They will acquire the basic tools of contemporary social policy in the Czech Republic and the European Union. In the lectures students will be informed about the current status of all the constituent parts of social policy, the family, housing, health policy, employment and related government measures to combat unemployment. SEMINAR The seminar will focus on linking theoretical knowledge from lectures and the current situation of social policy in the CR and the EU. Students will be able to enrich their own information and discuss topics of current social policy.In the seminar students will present the latest updates on social and political issues, their opinions on political policies and to suggest solutions to illustrative social problems.
Syllabus
  • LECTURE
    1st Introduction to Social Policy.
    2nd Operators, functions, principles and instruments of social policy.
    3rd Development of social policy.
    4th The causes of differences and models of social policy.
    5th Social support as a basis for social policy.
    6th The concept of the welfare state.
    7th The crisis and the return of the welfare state.
    8th Origin and types of social events.
    9th Status of social policy and its understanding in the European Community.
    10th Unemployment as a social event.
    SEMINAR
    1st The influence of social policies on everyday life.
    2nd The function of social policy.
    3rd Historical influences on the formation of social policy.
    4th The function of the welfare state.
    5th Implementation of social security.
    6th Examples of measures in family policy.
    7th Examples of measures in housing policy.
    8th Examples of measures in health policy.
    9th Examples of measures in employment policy.
    10th Poverty and social exclusion, how it affects society.
    11th Social exclusion and social inequality, discrimination.
    12th Social Policy of the European Union.
Literature
    required literature
  • Zákon č. 206/2009 Sb., kterým se mění zákon o sociálních službách, ve znění pozdějších předpisů, a některé další zákony. info
  • Zákon č.108/2006 Sb. o sociálních službách. info
  • KREBS, V. a kol. Sociální politika. Praha: ASPI, 2005. ISBN 80-7357-050-5. info
  • TOMEŠ, I. Sociální politika. Teorie a mezinárodní zkušenost. Praha: SOCIOPRESS, 1996. ISBN 80-902260-0-0. info
  • POTŮČEK, M. Sociální politika. Praha: SLON, 1995. ISBN 80-85850-01-X. info
  • TOMEŠ, I. A KOL. Právo sociálního zabezpečení. Praha: Všehrd, 1993. ISBN 80-85305-39-9. info
    recommended literature
  • Zákon č. 110/2006 Sb. o životním a existenčním minimu. info
  • Zákon č. 111/2006 Sb. o pomoci v hmotné nouzi. info
  • PRŮŠA, L. Ekonomie sociálních služeb. Praha: ASPI, 2003. ISBN 80-86395-69-3. info
  • SIROVÁTKA, T. (ed.). Česká sociální politika na prahu 21. století. Efektivnost, selhávání, legitimita. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2000. ISBN 80-210-2307-4. info
  • POTŮČEK, M. Křižovatky české sociální reformy. Praha: Slon, 1999. ISBN 80-85850-70-2. info
  • MAREŠ, P. Sociologie nerovnosti a chudoby. Praha: SLON, 1999. ISBN 80-85850-61-3. info
  • MAREŠ, P. Nezaměstnanost jako sociální problém. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1998. ISBN 80-901424-9-4. info
  • POTŮČEK, M., RADIČOVÁ, I. (ed.). Sociální politika v Čechách a na Slovensku po roce 1989. Praha: Karolinum, 1998. ISBN 80-7184-622-8. info
  • SIROVÁTKA, T. Sociální zabezpečení. Vybrané texty. Brno: MU, 1997. ISBN 80-210-1671-X. info
  • VEČEŘA, M. Sociální stát, východiska a přístupy. Praha: SLON, 1993. ISBN 80-85850-16-8. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 9 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
The test - preparation of lectures and required reading
Credit for full-time - provided the credit, qualified to participace in discussions at seminars, processed essay, attendance
Credit for the combined form - to meet individual tasks
Students develop in written form the questions from course content which are set by the teacher. The written task is to be sent to the teacher for review by the 9th week of the semester. t,
Submitted tasks are checked by the teacher who notify students of any shortcomings or suggestions for revisions in individual or group consultations . Students can use the consultation time (personal or electronic) to discuss problems that come up while working on the written work. The student receives credit upon completion of the tasks .
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018.
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