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Swedish name: Socialt arbete med äldre
This syllabus is valid: 2008-01-21 valid to 2008-12-28 (newer version of the syllabus exists)
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Course code: 2SA037
Credit points: 15
Education level: Second cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level:
Social Work: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Three-grade scale
Responsible department: Department of Social Work
The course deals with research which conceptualises experiences of aging and identity. Life after retirement entails changes in personal relationships and living conditions. The aging body and ideas of aging are problematised from a social perspective. Needs for social care, medical care and dependence are problematised from the experiences of both giver and receiver. Home, family, death and grief are examples of themes that are examined from the global to the local context. The role of the citizen focuses on the diverse and gendered conditions of aging. Social situations such as loneliness and vulnerability as well as poverty, addiction and violence are considered during the course. The course problematises fundamental theoretical categories such as gender, class, ethnicity and sexuality.
After completing the course the student is expected to Display in-depth knowledge of the conditions and underlying factors affecting social aging. With the aid of theories, be able to critically examine, argue and relate to central terms such as identity, family, relationships, care, diversity and equality. With the aid of these theories, be able to reflect on, as well as analyse, social work with the elderly. Display a good ability to independently determine, describe, discuss and present a research problem, with a theme relevant to the course, both orally and in writing. Display a good ability to communicate and to contribute with considered viewpoints to seminar discussions.
Admission to the course requires at least 90 higher education credits in the subjects: social work, sociology, psychology, education or other qualifications judged to be equivalent, of which at least 15 credits should consist of independent study.
Teaching takes the form of lectures, seminars and individual presentations. Attendance at seminars and individual presentations is compulsory. Students who are unable to participate in an examinatory element will be set extra assignments. The course requires the students to find their own literature, or to critically relate to a selection of supplementary articles.
The course uses continuous examination in the form of active participation in seminars and individual and written tests. The course is examined through a written assignment which is presented orally and discussed in a seminar, as well as through active participation in seminar discussions of participants presentations. All examinatory elements are used as bases for the overall course grade. To receive the grade pass for the course it is necessary to achieve a passing grade for all seminars as well as for the individual written assignment. To receive a pass with credit grade for the course it is necessary to achieve a passing grade for all seminars as well as a pass with credit grade for the individual written assignment. Students who achieve a passing grade in an examination may not be re-examined order to achieve a higher grade. For all written assignments it is required that students handle sources in accordance with academic tradition. Students who do not achieve a passing grade in an examination have the right to re-examination no later than three months after examination results have been made public, and subsequently when the course is given again. Students who fail to participate in compulsory/or examinatory group work or seminar(s) can, in certain cases, supplement this with an individual assignment. In cases where this is not possible the student is given the opportunity to participate in the element in question when the course is given again. Students have the right to change examiner after two failed examinations, unless special reasons exist. A written request for change of examiner is to be submitted to the director of studies no later than two weeks before the next examination date.
Credit Transfer Transfer of credits is assessed on an individual basis. For more information please contact your student adviser. See also the Code of rules and procedures at Umeå University. http://www8.umu.se/studentcentrum/regler_riktlinjer/regelsamlingen/index_eng.htm
Ageing, independence and the life course
Arber Sara, Evandrou Maria
London : Jessica Kingsley in association with the British Society of Gerontology : 1993 : 256 s. :
ISBN: 1-85302-180-6 (pbk)
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Aging and everyday life
Gubrium Jaber F, Holstein James A
Oxford, UK ;a Malden, Mass. : Blackwell : 2000 : 483 s. :
ISBN: 0-631-21707-X (hb : alk. paper (pb : alk. paper)
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Aging, self, and community : a collection of readings
Charmaz Kathy, Gubrium Jaber F., Charmaz Kathy
Greenwich, Conn. ;a London : JAI Press : c1992 : x,293p :
ISBN: 1-55938-552-9 (pbk)
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Aging and identity politics. Journal of Aging Studies, vol. 22, no. 2:147-151.
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”It’s like a family”: Caring Labor, Exploitation, and Race in Nursing Homes. Gender & Society, vol. 21, no. 6:905-928
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Intentions and strategies among elderly people. Coping in everyday life. Journal of Aging Studies, vol. 19:437-451.
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