Historical and Ethical Aspects of Social Work

Major: Social work
Code of subject: 6.231.00.O.005
Credits: 7.00
Department: Sociology and Social Work
Lecturer: Dr. Of Ped. Sc., prof. Tuirina T.G.
Semester: 1 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: •Identify, formulate and solve problems in the field of social work, integrate theoretical knowledge and practical experience. •Identify strengths and involve personal resources of clients, resources of social groups and communities to solve their problems, get out of difficult life circumstances. •Demonstrate the ability to creatively solve problems and make innovative decisions, think and apply creative abilities to form fundamentally new ideas.
Required prior and related subjects: • Prerequisites: History of Ukraine. • Corequisites: Comparative analys is of political systems of foreign countries.
Summary of the subject: Politics as a social phenomenon. The subject, functions and methods of political science. Subjects of policy. Political power. The legitimacy of the power. Form sand types of political power. Political system. Political process. Political activity. Political technologies. Political decisions. The process of political socialization. Politicalparticipationanditsforms. InstituteofPoliticalLeadership. Politicalelitesas a subjectsofpolitics. Political parties. Typology of party systems. The democratic principles of elections. The main electoral systems. The evolution of the electoral system of Ukraine. Essence, features, functions and structure of the state. Form of state. State-territorial structure. Monarchical and republican form of government. The law fulstate and civil society. Democracy and democratic political regimes. The modern concepts of democracy. The main features of a totalitarian regime. The essence and features of authoritarianism.The system of government inUkraine. Peculiarity of municipal self-government in Ukraine. Foreign policy. International relations: the essence, types, principles and actors. Factors of forcein international politics. Causes and typology of international conflicts. Ukraine in the system of international relations.
Assessment methods and criteria: • Current control: (40%): recitation, speeches during practical classes. • Final control: (60%): exam (tests and theoretical questions).
Recommended books: • Helei S.D. Politolohiia: Navch. posib. / S.D. Helei, S.M. Rutar. – 7-me vyd,, pererobl. i dop. – K.: Znannia, 2008. – 415 s. • Picha V.M. Politolohiia / V.M. Picha, N.M. Khoma. – Lviv: "Novyi svit-2000"., 2002. – 344 s. • Politolohiia. Kn. persha: Polityka i suspilstvo. Kn. druha: Derzhava i polityka // A. Kolodii, L. Klymanska, Ia. Kosmyna, V. Kharchenko.– 2-e vyd., pererob. tadop. – K.: Elha, Nika – Tsentr, 2003.– 664 s. • Politolohiia: Navch. posibnyk / O.O. Volynetstain. – Seriia "Dystantsiinenavchannia". – № 28. – Lviv: Vyd-voNatsionalnohouniversytetu "Lvivskapolitekhnika", 2005. – 360 s. • Shliakhtun P.P. Politolohiia (teoriiataistoriiapolitychnoinauky): pidruchnyk P.P. Shliakhtun. – K.: Lybid, 2002. – 576 s.