| Modulname |
UNIC: Social inequalities (University of Lodz) |
| Gebiet |
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| Profil |
Profil International
Profil Freie Studien
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| CPs |
5 CP |
| Campus |
Hier geht es zum Vorlesungsverzeichnis
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| Voraussetzungen |
The module is held in English, so sufficient language skills are required. |
| Besonderheiten |
TN-Plätze: 10/30
Termin der ersten Sitzung: will be announced soon
Anmeldung:
In order to register please send you request to unic@uni.lodz.pl
Deadline: 30.09.2022
After successful registration, please send an email with registration confirmation to ecampus-optionalbereich@rub.de. This is necessary so that registration in Campus can take place after successful completion of the module.
Zusammensetzung der Endnote:
Essay on a topic selected individually by a student
Prüfungstermin:
The provisional dates for the final essay are:
1st of December- submission of the proposed topic
20th of January-submission of the paper |
| Blockseminar |
Nein |
| Vorkenntnisse |
The module is held in English, so sufficient language skills are required. |
| Veranstaltungszeit |
siehe Campus. |
| Dozenten |
siehe Campus |
| Arbeitsaufwand |
Active participation in the meetings, preparation and follow-up of the meetings, reading, preparing for the classes and writing the final essay |
| Literatur |
Dorling Daniel (2010) Injustice: Why social inequality persists, Bristol: The Policy Press
Piketty Thomas (2014) Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press
Piketty Thomas (2020), Capital and Ideology, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press
Therborn Goran (2013) Killing Fields of inequality, Polity Press
Wilkinson Richard & Pickett Kate (2009) The Spirit Level. Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger, New York, Berlin, London: Bloomsbury Press
Wilkinson Richard & Pickett Kate (2019) The inner level. How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-being. Penguin Books |
| Modulteil |
siehe Campus |
| Modultyp |
Profil Freie Studien, Profil International |
| Modulanbieter |
University of Lodz |
| Inhalt |
Teil 1 und 2: Social inequalities (Lecture), WiSe 22/23, will be announced soon
Social justice, patterns of redistribution, and questions about the scope of inequality are issues which belong to the most important philosophical debates in the history of mankind. Such ideas elaborated by prominent thinkers were crucial to institutional development at various points in history. These discussions shaped the way in which the redistribution of wealth was organised across social and political systems. In contemporary times the issue of inequality has come back on the political agenda during the economic downturn started in 2008. It is seen as one of the causes of, or even a trigger for, the crisis, as well as one of the main consequences of its severity. The main aim of the course is to present students with different theoretical and conceptual approaches to social inequality and analyse how inequalities in access to wealth, education, prestige and other rewards, affect people's chances of achieving success and a "good position" in society.
Inhaltliche Beschreibung Teil 1 und 2:
Course content:
1-2. Inequality, social inequality, social differentiation. The ideologies of the social order
3-4. Social structure, stratification and class divisions. Indicators of social position.
5-6. New empirical approaches to social inequalities. Multidimensionality of inequalities.
7-8. Social inequality in historical and political perspective. The economic crisis of 2008, its consequences and the twilight (?) of neoliberal consensus.
9. Inequalities in comparative perspective. Global inequalities: North vs. South; West vs. East.
10. Social structure of the Polish society within the transition period. Poland as compared with other European countries.
12. Social inequalities on a local level. The cases of postindustrial cities
13. Research on the perception of social inequalities. Inequalities as portrayed in the media and popular culture.
14-15. "The great levelers"? Interrelations between war, pandemics, climate changes and inequalities. |
| Lernziele |
After the course the student:
- has knowledge about ideological and political contexts of inequalities,
- knows academic terminology concerning inequality and redistribution,
- knows patterns of inequalities exiting on local/regional/national/global levels,
- knows the most relevant and reliable resources of data concerning the aforementioned phenomena can search for them, interpret them and use and analyze them for their own research purposes. |
