The sociology of evil (3cr)
Code: KF00DE44-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 13.03.2023 - 19.04.2023
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.05.2023 - 31.08.2023
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Campus
- SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 12 - 70
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
- Teachers
- Kari Jokiranta
- Course
- KF00DE44
Evaluation scale
1-5
Objective
The student deepens their understanding of the factors that influence human behavior. The student practices analyzing extreme phenomena in their social contexts. The student becomes acquainted with the research tradition of explaining evil.
Content
Getting to know the different scientific perspectives from which human evil has been examined. Examples of extreme evil and the background of phenomena. Narcissism and other personality disorders as explanations of evil. Demonstration of attempts to understand genocide. School shooters. International terrorism, ISIS. Evil manifested in fairy tales.
Materials
Materials are delivered by lecturer
Teaching methods
Lectures (hybrid opportunity), learning diary / essay on the topic, presentation of a TV series on evil, a film, a novel, a series of historical events or the like to a group of students with a discussion bar and participation in a discussion on presentations in Moodle.
Student workload
81 h,
of which lectures 20 h, in the first two weeks of June.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Active participation in teaching and preparation of a study diary