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
Established by: Head of Department of Social Work, 2021-12-02
Revised by: Head of Department of Social Work, 2023-10-02
Required Knowledge
A minimum of 90 ECTS within the social sciences education in the following subjects: social work, sociology, Psychology, Peace and conflict studies, pedagogic, Gender Studies and social geography, Political science, Law/legal Science or in other courses that are considered equal to thus above, including an individual essay carrying at least 15 credits or 90 ECTS within nursing including an individual essay carrying at least 15 credits. In addition, English and Swedish are required for basic eligibility for higher education.
Literature
Valid from:
2023 week 43
Ageing people with intellectual disabilities and the association between frailty factors and social care: A Swedish national register study Ahlström G, Wallén E.F, Tideman M, Holmgren M Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 17446295211037170 : 2021 : Mandatory
Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual, Physical, and Psychological Violence Against Women and Men of 60 to 74 Years in Sweden Ahnlund Petra, Andersson Tommy, Snellman Fredrik, Sundström Madelene, Heimer Gun Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2017): 0886260517696874. : 2017 : Mandatory
Perceptions of intimacy and integrity in formal home care Ahnlund P, Lövgren V, Andersson K, Kalman H European Journal of Social Work, vol. 26, (5): 828-839 : 2023 : Mandatory
Governance, accountability, and organizational development: eldercare unit managers and local politicians experiences of and responses to state supervision of Swedish eldercare Andersson Katarina, Hanberger Anders, Nygren Lennart Journal of Aging & Social Policy : 2018 : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08959420.2018.1444890 Mandatory
Browne, Colette V & Braun, Kathryn L (2008) Globalization, Women´s Migration, and the long-Term-Care Workforce. The Gerontologist, vol. 48, no. 1:16-24.
Mandatory
Issues of active ageing: Perceptions of older people with lifelong intellectual disability Buys L, Boulton-Lewis G, Tedman-Jones J, Edwards H, Knox M, Bigby C Australasian Journal on Ageing, 27(2), 67-71 : 2008 : Mandatory
Socialt arbete i äldreomsorg. Professionell handläggning i teori och praktik Elmersjö M, Hultqvist S, Johansson S Malmö: Gleerups : 2023 : Mandatory
Gunnarsson Evy The vulnerable life course: poverty and social assistance among middle-aged and older women. Ageing and Society, vol. 22:709-728 2002 : Mandatory
The natural, the normal and the normative: Contested terrains in ageing and old age. Jones I.R, Higgs P.F Social Sciene & Medicine. 71, 1513-1519. : 2010 : Mandatory
The exclusion of older people in disability activism and policies. A case of inadvertent ageism? Jönson H, Taghizadeh Larsson S Journal of Ageing Studies, 23: 69-77 : 2009 : Mandatory
Socialt arbete med äldre Jönson Håkan, Harnett Tove 1. utg. : Stockholm : Natur & Kultur : 2015 : 278 s. : ISBN: 9789127140714 Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
Jönson Håkan Perspektiv på utsatthet och problem under åldrandet Lunds universitet: Social Work press : 2022 : DOI Mandatory
Jönson Håkan Perspektiv på ålderism Lunds Universitet. Social Work Press : 2021 : pdf Mandatory
Critical perspectives on successful aging: does it appeal more than it illuminates? Katz S, Calasanti T The Gerontologist, 55(1): 26-33. : 2015 : Mandatory
Katz Stephen Busy Bodies: Activity, Aging, and the Management of Everyday Life. Journal of Aging Studies, vol. 14, no. 2:135-152. 2000 : Mandatory
Widowhood and the end of spousal care-giving:relief of wear and tear. Ageing and Society, vol. 28, 551-570. Keene Jennifer Reid, Prokos Anastasia H 2008 : Mandatory
Marketisation in Nordic eldercare : a research report on legislation, oversight, extent and consequences Meagher Gabrielle, Szebehely Marta Stockholm : Department of Social Work, Stockholm University: 288 s. : 2013 : Mandatory
Mégret F The Human Rights of Older Persons: A Growing Challenge. Human Rights Law Review, 11(1): 37-66. : 2011 : Mandatory
Olaison, Anna & Cedersund Elisabet (2006) Assessment for home care: Negotiating solutions for individual needs. Journal of Aging Studies, vol. 20:367-380.
Mandatory
Siebert, Darcy C, Mutran, Elisabeth J & Reitzes, Donald (1999) Friendship and Social Support: The Importance of Role Identity to Aging Adults. Social Work, vol. 44, no. 6:522-533.
Mandatory
Home care for older people in Sweden: a universal model in transition. Szebehely M, Trydegård G-B Health and Social Care in the Community, 20(3): 300-309. : 2012 : Mandatory
Torres, Sandra (2006) Elderly Immigrants in Sweden: ”Otherness” Under Construction. Journal of Ethnic Migration Studies, vol. 32, no. 8:1341-1358.
