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The core aspiration of sociology is that social workers’ imaginations should go beyond the individual – the presumed single, affected and needy person – far into the horizon of social relations, worlds and networks. This kind of imaginations could be of worth within the occupational field of social work.
Additionally, sociology might also support social workers in a rather hidden dimension. Social work practices are deeply rooted in the habits of behavior and routines of perceiving, feeling, and thinking, from which social workers can seldomly detach themselves at will. Today's social work is mostly regarded as in a view of „common sense“, of „standards“, or of even „facts“. But, sociology invites you for perceiving „reality“ as a result of social processes already happened in the past, now ongoing and reproduced in the present. For this reason, a sociological reconstruction of institutions, relations, and discourses might be necessary if social workers really intend to „change society“ in terms of social justice, diversity/inclusion, sustainability, et cetera.
Sociology is far away offering technology-like solutions for fixing any social problem social workers will be confronted with. However, a sociological style of perceiving, describing and analyzing human behavior comprehends competences in order to understand profoundly how and why individuals act in their particular way. A sociological sense might also contribute discovering resources and rules how individuals shape their lives and identities.
The course covers following topics: 1) Social class/inequalities, 2) Gender, 3) Race/Ethnicity, 4) Poverty/Exclusion, 5) Later life, 6) Health, 7) DisAbility, 8) Crime, 9) Intimacies/Relationship
The course will be held bi-lingual. While discussing in English it will be switched into German just as problems may occur that yearn for explanations in German (or other languages, Spain, Arabic, whatever). Thus, the seminar is recommended for World and Erasmus Students with or without enrollment.
Im Kurs wird bilingual gearbeitet. Die meisten Diskussionen werden in alles andere als fehlerfreiem Englisch geführt. Immer dann, wenn deutsche Kommentare etc. gewünscht werden, kann die Sprache gewechselt und eine Übersetzung angefordert werden. Nur der Inhalt zählt. Das Seminar ist insbesondere für Erasmus- und Welt-Student*innen geeignet.
Recommended Textbook: Yuill, Chris; Gibson, Alastair (2011): Sociology for social work. An introduction. Los Angeles, Calif., London: Sage (im Semesterapparat und kann in Moodle vor Beginn des Seminars in Auszügen gelesen werden). |
