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Critical social problems in contemporary society
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:25:38
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SUPK_036 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 3.00 | ECTS: | 4.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sociology; Theory and History of Sociology | Target Audience: | Sociology | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ainārs Lankovskis | ||||||||
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| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
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| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
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| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 2 | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 3 | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 4 | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 5 | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 6 | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 7 | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 8 | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 9 | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 10 | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
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| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
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| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Julian, J. and Kornblum, W. Social Problems. 13th Ed. Prentice Hall, 2010. Pieejams http://www.gobookee.org/julian-and-kornblum/ | ||||||||
| 2 | Rubington, E. and Weinberg, M.S. The Study of Social Problems. Oxford Univ. Press, 1989. | ||||||||
| 3 | Rubington, E. and Weinberg, M.S. The Solution of Social Problems. Oxford Univ. Press, 1990. | ||||||||
| 4 | Scarpitti, F.R., Andersen M.L. Social Problems. Harper & Row Publishers, 1989. | ||||||||
| 5 | Sullivan, T.J. and Thompson, K.S. Introduction to Social Problems. Macmillan Publishing Company, 1991. (ir vairāki atkārtoti izdevumi) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Dzīves jautājumi I - XI.. L.Šiļņevas red. SDSPA “Attīstība”, 1995 – 2007. | ||||||||
| 2 | Greek, C.E.. Albert Cohen. http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/crimtheory/cohen.htm | ||||||||
| 3 | Ritzer, G. Handbook of Social Problems. Sage, 2003. | ||||||||
| 4 | Vilks A. Deviantoloģija (mācība par uzvedības sociālajām novirzēm). Rīga: Tiesu nama aģentūra, 2001. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Crossman, A. Sociological Explanations Of Deviant Behavior http://sociology.about.com/od/Deviance/a/Sociological-Expla… | ||||||||
| 2 | Labeling theory. http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/crimtheory/becker.htm | ||||||||
| 3 | Review of the Roots of Youth Violence: Literature Reviews. Volume 5, Chapter 4: Social Disorganization Theory. http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/youthan… | ||||||||
| 4 | Pētījumi un publikācijas www.lm.gov.lv | ||||||||
| 5 | The Experiment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xljvdjugxs | ||||||||
