Marketisation and Social Work (5cr)

Objective

Student is aware of the marketisation of social services and the problems related to welfare markets.

Content

Social services are produced in welfare societies that are increasingly marketised. Studetn familiarises with the books and writes a six page essay on: what the marketisation of social services means, what are different ways to marketisations and how marketisation manifests itself to individuals?

Location and time

Agreed individually

Materials

Social services are provided in marketized societies and economies of welfare. Student reads the books and writes an essay of six pages on: what does the marketization of social services mean and in which different ways can marketization be present and be visible for individuals.

Aaltio, Elina (2013) Hyvinvoinnin uusi järjestys. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.

Hiilamo, Heikki (2015) Hyvinvoinnin vakuutusyhtiö: mistä sote-uudistuksessa on kysymys? Helsinki: Into.

Helne, Tuula & Laatu, Markku (toim.) (2006) Vääryyskirja. Helsinki: Kelan tutkimusosasto.

Koskiaho, Briitta (2008) Hyvinvointipalvelujen tavaratalossa. Palvelutalous ja sosiaalipolitiikka Englannissa, Ruotsissa ja Suomessa. Tampere: Vastapaino.

Lehto, Markku (2014) Markkinat, sosiaaliturva ja yksilön voima. Tampere: KAKS – Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö.

Särkelä, Riitta; Siltaniemi, Aki; Rouvinen-Wilenius, Päivi; Parviainen, Heikki & Ahola, Eija (2014) Hyvinvointitalous. SOSTE: Suomen sosiaali ja terveys ry.

Teaching methods

Written assignment

Student workload

130 hours of student work

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Grading: pass/fail:
Student understands and is able to assess the problematic nature of marketised social services from different angles.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.