Social geography 1900-1-GSP
The class consists of a lecture (30 hours) and exercises (15h).
The lecture is designed to familiarize students with the subject and scope of research of modern social geography. An important element is to indicate the role that geography can play in explaining the phenomena and processes occurring in the modern world.
The lectures include the following thematic blocks:
1. Meaning and essence of modern social geography (subject and scope of research, research approaches, social geography in Poland)
2. Environmental aspects of research in social geography (socially and culturally conditioned human approach to "nature"; attempt to explain human-environment relations through new theoretical approaches)
3. Perceptions of environmental threats (social vulnerability to environmental threats, models of resilience/adaptive capacity, pro-environmental behavior)
4. Demographic structure and its variation as an explanatory variable and an explained variable (relational-contextual approach in demographic research, first and second demographic transitions, age pyramids, extended fertility models, importance of mobility and migration, migration transition model)
5. Research of socially relevant spatial differentiation (geographical research of satisfaction of human needs, social justice, exclusion and poverty, culture of poverty, culture of unemployment, pathologies, human capital, social capital, differentiation in access to knowledge)
6. Social and cultural aspects of research in social geography (society vs. community, local communities, social groups; network society; social divisions; changes in social structure in Poland - characteristics)
7. Cultural turn in research in social geography ("traditional" vs "new" cultural geography, women studies, gender studies, cultural differentiation and its spatial and social dimensions, power signifiers)
8. Social geography of cities (socio-spatial differentiation of cities, classical research of the Chicago school, social area analysis, factor ecology, California school, segregation)
9. Social geography research in the humanistic approach on space and place and in the behavioral approach on the perception of urban space - examples of research
10. Geographic research on development - community-based development - examples of research.
Note: individual issues are discussed in more than one class.
Exercises are designed to strengthen the student's ability to interpret phenomena and processes observed in their immediate environment. Workshop techniques and independently carried out simple research tasks in the exercises provide an opportunity to actively learn about selected social problems.
Estimated number of hours that a student must spend to achieve the learning outcomes defined for the subject.
Lecture and exercises: 3 ECTS = 3x25h= 75h (in direct contact 2 ECTS)
(N) - work in direct contact with the teacher,
(S) - student's own (independent) work.
Classes (lecture) = 30h (N)
Classes (exercises) = 15h (N)
Preparation (independent) for the exam = 15h (S)
Independent preparation for exercises - 1h/week. = 7h (S)
Analytical and project work = 4h (S)
Credit for exercises, lecture test, exams = 4h (N)
Total approximately 75h
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Prerequisites (description)
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Learning outcomes
Directional effects: K_W01, K_W05, K_W09, K_U04, K_U07, K_K01, K_K05
KNOWLEDGE: The student knows and understands
K_W01, K_W04, K_W05, K_W09, K_W14
- main research directions and achievements of contemporary social geography
- main geographical concepts explaining the diversity of social phenomena and processes in the world
- factors influencing the diversity of socio-spatial structures
- divisions of the contemporary world in a geographical perspective, plane of social divisions
SKILLS: The student is able to
K_U01, K_U04, K_U07
- correctly interpret and explain the mutual relations between phenomena and social and natural processes in different areas,
- critically use scientific literature and other sources also in a foreign language in the field of social geography
- plan and conduct simple research related to social geography, both individual and team
SOCIAL COMPETENCES: The student is ready to:
K_K01, K_K02, K_K05
- expanding professional competences and updating geographic knowledge
- a critical assessment of the processes and activities taking place with a sense of responsibility for the condition of the Earth's ecosystems and resources
- cooperation and work in a group
Assessment criteria
Passing of the lecture: a test with open questions and a multiple-choice test with closed questions from the issues presented in the lecture and from the assigned literature; Passing of the exam from 50%; The make-up exam is analogous to the exam on the first date (in justified cases, it may be in oral form).
Passing the exercises is a prerequisite for taking the exam, but the grade does not affect the result of the exam.
Exercises: are evaluated based on student activity in exercises (preparation for exercises, knowledge of recommended readings, evaluation of tasks performed individually and in a group, participation in discussions). Attendance at exercises is mandatory.
Practical placement
None
Bibliography
Basic bibliography:
Ho, E. L.-E. (2024). Social geography III: Emotions and affective spatialities. Progress in Human Geography, 48(1), 94–102. https://doi.org/10.1177/03091325231174191
Ho, E. L.-E. (2022). Social Geography II: Space and Sociality. Progress in Human Geography, 46(5), 1252–1260. https://doi.org/10.1177/03091325221103601
Ho, E. L.-E. (2021). Social geography I: Time and temporality. Progress in Human Geography, 45(6), 1668–1677. https://doi.org/10.1177/03091325211009304
Hopkins, P. (2021). Social geography III: Committing to social justice. Progress in Human Geography, 45(2), 382–393. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132520913612
Hopkins, P. ,2019,. Social geography I: Intersectionality. Progress in Human Geography, 43(5), 937–947. https://doi.org/10.1177/030913251774367
Węcławowicz, 2018 Geografia społeczna Polski, PWN, Warszawa
Del Casino, 2009, Social Geography, Critical introduction to Geography, Wiley-Blackwell
Del Casino, Thomas, Cloke, Panelli, 2011, A companion to Social Geography, Wiley-Blackwell
Knoxa, Pinch, 2010, Urban Social Geography, Sixth edition, Pearson
Additional recommended reading
Additional information
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