Dept. of Education and Teaching Methods

PÄS607 Social Studies C 30.0 ECTS credits

DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA

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TIMEPERIOD: Q1, Q2

LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
Kjell Nilsson Univ adj

PREREQUISITES
Political Science, 20p and Political Economy, 20p alternative Civics, 40p.

COURSE AIM
The students should have acquired knowledge and understanding of: -the conditions in the labour market, -the development of the welfare state, -basic social geography, -research traditions and methods of social science, The aim of the course is also to give practice in how to form research problems and carry out an individual research assignment.

CONTENTS
The Working Life -The employment policy during the 20th century. -Issues of labour market - supply and demand, education, environment. -The parties in the labour market. Legal Systems of the Welfare State -A survey over the legal matters and the construction of the legal system. -Sociology of law. Social Geography -Basic social geography. -Population and colonization geography. Topical Social Issues -Areal industries. -Method and theory of Social Science. Research traditions, research methods. -Environmental issues from a national and international perspective. -Issues concerning equality of opportunity and values. -Paper.

TEACHING
Lectures, lessons, groupe practices.

EXAMINATION
Written and oral examination. The examination of the paper takes place at a seminare.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass, Distinction.

ITEMS AND CREDITS 
Topical Social Issues                                       	15.0 ECTS
Social Geography                                            	4.5 ECTS
Legal Systems of the Welfare State                          	3.0 ECTS
The Working Life                                            	7.5 ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
* Arbetslivet Axelsson, R, Löfgren, K-G & Nilsson, G. (1987).Den svenska arbetsmarknadspolitiken under 1900-talet. Prisma. (Tillhandahålles av institutionen). Elvander, N. (1992).Lokal lönemarknad - Lönebildning i Sverige och Storbritannien. SNS förlag. Fredriksson, B & Gunnmo, A. (1985).Våra fackliga organisationer. Rabˇn & Sjögren. Myhrman, J. (1994).Hur Sverige blev rikt. SCN förlag. Wallen, T. Samförstånd som strategi, Tjänstemännens organisationspolitik 1960-1970 -talen. TCO-Tam. Kompendier och stencilerat material tillhandahålles av institutionen. * Välfärdsstatens rättssystem Lehrberg. Praktisk juridisk metod. * Samhällsgeografi -. (senaste upplagan). Diercke Weltatlas. Westerman Verlag. Hagget, P. Geografhy: A Modern Synthesis. Harper & Row Publ. Kompendier som tillhandahålles av institutionen. * Aktuella samhällsfrågor Gilje, N & Grimen, H.(1993). Samhällsvetenskapens förutsättningar. Daidalos. Idar, M, Holm, B & Krohn, S. (1986).Forskningsmetodik, Om kvantitativa metoder. Studentlitteratur. Kompendier som tillhandahålles av institutionen.

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