Social Inclusion and DisadvantageLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student

• understands the importance of inclusion, agency and community for individuals’ well-being
• understands the dimensions of exclusion, disadvantage and inequality as individual, community and societal phenomena
• is able to distinguish between societal structures and processes that marginalise and create inequality
• understands the role of social security in individuals’ lives
• recognises various means and actors involved in the prevention of exclusion among individuals of different ages.

Content

• Social inclusion, agency, and community

• Social risks, challenges, and protective factors at various stages of life

• Inequality, discrimination, marginalisation, and disadvantage

• Ageing and disadvantage

• Poverty, homelessness, and loneliness

• Modes and roles of social security across the lifespan

• Social pedagogical methods to support inclusion, empowerment, and the prevention of exclusion

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Framework of assessment is attached in the curriculum's description.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Framework of assessment is attached in the curriculum's description.