Syllabus EXCLUDED POPULATIONS AND SOCIAL CHANGE - 3198 Last update 07-11-2013 HU Credits: 2 Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor) Responsible Department: School of Social Work and Social Welfare Academic year: 1 Semester: 2nd Semester Teaching Languages: Hebrew Campus: Mt. Scopus Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Edith Blit-Cohen Coordinator Email: edithb@012.net.il Coordinator Office Hours: Wednesday 11:00-12:00 Teaching Staff: Dr. Edith Blit-Cohen page 1 / 5
Course/Module description: The course deals with themes of social exclusion, social issues, human rights and social change. Course/Module aims: 1. To provide basic terms in social exclusion, social issues and human rights. 2. To know theories regarding the social exclusion phenomena, and its influence on the creation of social problems and excluded communities. 3. To examine the social exclusion phenomena among different groups in society, such as refugees, new immigrants, people with disabilities, etc. 4. To know basic concepts in the area of social change and strategies to cope with control, oppression and injustice. 5. To examine different professionals' role in coping with social excluded people. Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:. To identify social excluded people and to know how to reach to them and how to manage with them. 2. To plan interventions to cope with social exclusion. 3. To identify situations of control, oppression and social injustice. Attendance requirements(%): Full and active attendance during all the classes. Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: The course requires active learning. Students will read articles and debate the issues in class. Course/Module Content: 1. Social exclusion: definition, and causes of the creation of the phenomena. 2. Human rights, accessibility and utilization of the rights among excluded people. 3. Social justice, control and oppression. 4. Social change: from exclusion to inclusion and participation. Required Reading: Social exclusion: Definition and causes of the creation of the phenomena page 2 / 5
Pierson, J. (2010) (2nd. Ed.). Tackling social exclusion. London: Routledge. Chapter 1: What social exclusion means. Pp. 4-24. Spilsbury, T. (2000). What social exclusion means to me. In: Matthies, A., Jarvela, M. and Ward, D. (ed.). From social exclusion to participation. University of Jyvaskyla. Human rights, accessibility and utilization of the rights among excluded people. Ife, J. (2001). Human rights and social work. Cambridge University Press. Chapter 2: The three generations of human rights. Social justice, control and oppression. Alinsky, S. D. (2003). Protest tactics. In: Goodwin, J. and Jasper, J. (ed.). The social movement reader: Cases and concepts. Blackwell Publishers Ltd., Pp. 225-228. Dominelli, L. (2002). Anti- oppressive social work- Theory and practice. Chapters: 1: Introducing anti- oppressive theories for practice, 2: Oppression, social divisions and identity, 3: Anti- oppressive practice as a legitimate concern of social work.. N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan. Gil, D. G. (1998). Confronting injustice and oppression. Columbia University Press. Chapter: I: Injustice and oppression: Meaning, links, and alternatives, Pp. 9-16; Chapter 6: Social change oriented "radical" practice, Pp. 101-113; Chapter 3: Socialchange strategies to overcome injustice and oppression, Pp. 33-63. Inglehart, R. (2003). Changing values in post- industrial societies. In: Goodwin, J. and Jasper, J. (ed.). The social movement reader: Cases and concepts. Blackwell Publishers Ltd., Pp. 64-71. Marion Young, I. (2008). Five faces of oppression. In: DeFilippis, J. and S. Saegert, (eds.). The community development reader. NY: Routledge.Chapter 33. Pp.: 276-285. Social justice, control and oppression. Alinsky, S. D. (2003). Protest tactics. In: Goodwin, J. and Jasper, J. (ed.). The social movement reader: Cases and concepts. Blackwell Publishers Ltd., Pp. 225-228. Dominelli, L. (2002). Anti- oppressive social work- Theory and practice. Chapters: 1: Introducing anti- oppressive theories for practice, 2: Oppression, social divisions and identity, 3: Anti- oppressive practice as a legitimate concern of social work.. N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan. Gil, D. G. (1998). Confronting injustice and oppression. Columbia University Press. page 3 / 5
Chapter: I: Injustice and oppression: Meaning, links, and alternatives, Pp. 9-16; Chapter 6: Social change oriented "radical" practice, Pp. 101-113; Chapter 3: Socialchange strategies to overcome injustice and oppression, Pp. 33-63. Inglehart, R. (2003). Changing values in post- industrial societies. In: Goodwin, J. and Jasper, J. (ed.). The social movement reader: Cases and concepts. Blackwell Publishers Ltd., Pp. 64-71. Marion Young, I. (2008). Five faces of oppression. In: DeFilippis, J. and S. Saegert, (eds.). The community development reader. NY: Routledge.Chapter 33. Pp.: 276-285. Rawls, J. (1972). A theory of justice. London: Harvard University Press. Pp. 3-22. Social change: from exclusion to inclusion and participation. Pierson, J. (2010) (2nd. Ed.). Tackling social exclusion. London: Routledge. Chapter 3: Five building blocks for tackling exclusion. Pp.; 47-71. Pyles, L. (2009). Progressive community organizing. N.Y.: Routledge. Chapter 10: Towards solidarity: Understanding oppression and working with identity politics. Pp. 141-152. Rubin, H. J. and Rubin, I. S. (2008). Community organizing and development. (4th. Edition). USA: Pearson Education. Chapter 4: Empowering individuals. Pp. 61-74. Additional Reading Material: Social exclusion: Definition and causes of the creation of the phenomena Dorling, D. (2010). Injustice-Why social inequality persists. Bristol: The Policy Press. Chapter 4: "Exclusion is necessary": excluding people from society. Pp.: 91-143. Millar, J. (2007). Social exclusion and social policy research: defining exclusion. In: Abrams, D., J. Christian, J. and D. Gordon (eds.). Multidisciplinary handbook of social exclusion research. England: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Pp. 1-15. Percy-Smith, J. (2000). Policy responses to social exclusion. Buckingham: Open University Press. Chapter 1: Introduction: The contours of social exclusion. Pp.: 1-21 and Chapter 8: Political Exclusion. Pp.: 148-163. Social change: from exclusion to inclusion and participation Chanan, G. (2000). Community responses to social exclusion. In: Percy-Smith, J. (ed.). Policy responses to social exclusion. Buckingham: Open University Press. Chapter 11. Pp.: 201-215. page 4 / 5
Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Payne, M. (2000). Power structures, social exclusion and the local welfare state- an extended hypothesis. In: Matthies, A., Jarvela, M. and Ward, D. (ed.). From social exclusion to participation. University of Jyvaskyla. Phillipson, C., Graham, A. and Morgan, D. (2003). Social networks and social exclusion. Ashgate.Chapter 12: Community issues and social networks. Pp. 205-218. Sanderson, I. (2000). Evaluating initiatives to address social exclusion. In: Percy- Smith, J. (ed.). Policy responses to social exclusion. Buckingham: Open University Press. Chapter 12. Pp.: 216-239. Warren, L. and K. Boxall (2009). Service users in and out of the academy: Collusion in exclusion?. Social Work Education, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 281-297. Course/Module evaluation: End of year written/oral examination 0 % Presentation 0 % Participation in Tutorials 0 % Project work 70 % Assignments 30 % Reports 0 % Research project 0 % Quizzes 0 % Other 0 % Additional information: None page 5 / 5