Global families, glocal problems 1600-SZD-ID-GFGP
1. The course introduction, ice-breakers re: ageing and ourselves
2. Can/do we want to live forever? If so – HOW? (a)
Documentary’s analysis & moderated group discussion plus workshop: “The end of ageing” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_nzwflugeg]
3. Can/do we want to live forever? If so – HOW? (b)
Documentary’s analysis & moderated group discussion plus workshop: “How To Live To Be 100. Full Series”
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuMf_QzltvE&ab_channel=Science]
4. Easy to say - Stay active in old age…
Documentary’s analysis & moderated group discussion plus workshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXR3-Nl6bGM, Community spaces 4 men –old/intergenerational? https://menssheds.org.uk; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgxTDW8-SuU
5. The nasty word: Ageism (a)
Hulko W., Brotman S., Stern L., Ferrer I., Gerontological Social Work in Action. Anti-Oppressive Practice with Older Adults, their Families, and Communities, Routledge, London &New York. Chapter 1: Age/ism: age as a category of difference, p. 17-32 [lecturer’s resources] 16pp
6. The nasty word: Ageism (b)
Documentary’s analysis & moderated group discussion plus workshop:
to be chosen out of a/b/c
a. Let’s end ageism,
b. Dare to question why we are afraid of getting older;
c. Why we should embrace aging as an adventure; group discussion
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfjzkO6_DEI; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6zenOjPC1A;https://www.ted.com/talks/carl_honore_why_we_should_embrace_aging_as_an_adventure]
6. Does it really mean where “they” live? (a)
Rowles G.D., Bernard M., 2013, The meaning and significance of place in old age [in] Rowles G.D., Bernard M. (eds.), Environmental gerontology. Springer Publishing Company, New York, pp. 3-24[lecturer’s resources] 17pp
7. Does it really mean where “they” live? (b)
Documentary analysis and moderated group discussion plus workshop: where they live cohousing 4 seniors: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmWrx0ntATU], tiny houses 4 older people [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlQ3yuUmBiw]
8. Does it really mean where “they” live? (c)
Hulko W., Brotman S., Stern L., Ferrer I., 2022, Gerontological Social Work in Action. Anti-Oppressive Practice with Older Adults, their Families, and Communities, Routledge, London &New York. Chapter 11: Building inclusive communities, p. 211-226 [lecturer’s resources] 15 pp
9. It’s not just family nowadays…
Hooyman N.R., Kiyak H.A., 2011. “The Importance of Social Supports: Family, Friends, Neighbors, and Communities.” in Social Gerontology. A Multidisciplinary Perspective. Boston-Tokyo: Pearson, pp. 339-392 [lecturer’s resources] 53 pp
10. The course summary, group discussions and evaluation
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge | The graduate knows and understands:
WG_02 - the main development trends in the disciplines of the social sciences in which the education is provided
Skills | The graduate is able to:
UW_01– make use of knowledge from various fields of science, in particular the social sciences in order to creatively identify, formulate and innovatively solve complex problems or perform tasks of a research nature, and in particular to: define the purpose and object of scientific research in the field of the social sciences, formulate a research hypothesis; develop research methods, techniques and tools and apply them creatively; make inferences based on scientific findings
UK_04 - participating in scientific discourse in the field of the social sciences
Social competences | The graduate is ready to
KK_01 - critically evaluating achievements within a given scientific discipline in the field of the social sciences
Assessment criteria
Description of requirements related to participation in classes, including the
permitted number of explained absences:May miss maximum of 2 classes
Principles for passing the classes and the subject (including resit session): In order to successfully accomplish the course PhD students:Actively participate in group and forum works and discussions, Prepare 1 group presentation on a chosen text form the list, Write 1 essay on a chosen video material [ted talk, documentary, etc.] of 2 Word pages, TNR, 1.5 interline, normal margins
Methods for the verification of learning outcomes: presence list, rating individual and group work, incl. presentation plus essay
Evaluation criteria: precence (10%), presentation (30%), group discussions (30%), essay (30%);
Practical placement
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Bibliography
(2022) Gerontological Social Work in Action – anti oppressive practive with older adults, their families and communities; (2021) Social Gerontology; (2013) Environmental gerontology – wybrane rozdziały
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