Lesson plan / POVERTY AND SOCIAL SERVICES

Lesson Information

Course Credit 2.0
Course ECTS Credit 3.0
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Associate's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 5, EQF-LLL: Level 5, QF-EHEA: Short Cycle
Type of Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? Z
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Purpose and Content

The aim of the course The aim of this course is to provide recognition of poverty and inequality in Turkey, discussion on it and comprehending its importance in social work practice.
Course Content This course includes examination of issues such as poverty as a problem in Turkey, underlying causes and consequences of poverty, and roles and functions of social work for struggling against it.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Introduction of Course Content
2Historical Background of Poverty
3Conceptual Framework of Poverty
4Theoretical Approaches to Poverty
5Poverty and Disadvantaged Groups 1
6Poverty and Disadvantaged Groups 2
7Social Policy
8Mid-term
9Poverty and Social Aid
10Poverty as a Human Rights Problem
11Fighting Policies of Poverty in Turkey
12International Organizations in the Fight Against Poverty
13Article Review
14General Evaluation

Resources

1-1. Şenses, F. (2002) Küreselleşmenin Öteki Yüzü Yoksulluk, İletişim Yayınları.

2. Koşar, N. G. (2000). Yoksulluk ve Sosyal Yardım: Sosyal Hizmetlerde Sosyal Yardım Alanı. Ankara.

3. Erdoğan, N.(ed.) (2007). Yoksulluk Halleri. Türkiye'de Kent Yoksulluğunun Toplumsal Görünümleri. İletişim Yayınları.

4. 6. Ulusal Sosyal Hizmetler Konferansı. Küreselleşme, Sosyal Adalet ve Sosyal Hizmetler. 2004, Ankara.

5. Buğra, A. 2008. Kapitalizm, Yoksulluk ve Türkiye'de Sosyal Politika. İletişim Yayınları. İstanbul.

6. Semerci, P. (der). 2010. İnsan Hakları İhlali Olarak Yoksulluk. Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. İstanbul.