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Åbo Akademi University 2014/2015
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Social Psychology I
PSYK3401
5 credits
Self-study course
Offered: Autumn 2014
Please read the following content of the book to be examined:
Franzoi: Social Psychology and Pennington, Gillen&Hill: Social
Psychology (chapters 1-6).
Responsible teacher: Ari Kaukiainen
Social Psychology II
PSYK3402
4 credits
Self-study course
Offered: Autumn 2014 and spring 2015
Compulsory previous studies: Social Psychology I.
Please read the following content of the book to be examined:
Fiske & Taylor (2013): Social Cognition. FromBrains to Culture
and Johnson & Johnson: Joining Together
Responsible teacher: Ari Kaukiainen
Social Sciences
Sociology
The aim of the Sociological Unit at Åbo Akademi University
is to inform students about the sociological approaches and
methods that facilitate an understanding and interpretation
of the different stratification systems of society - gender, class,
age and ethnicity - and how these relate to different types of
social behaviour.
We also offer the exchange students to write examinations
in English for our self-taught reading courses.
Swedish-Speaking Finns as a Minority
380119.0
5 credits
Intermediate level
Lectured course
Offered: Autumn 2014
Lecturers: Professor Susan Sundback et al.
Aims and content: The course offers insight in the Finland
Swedish minority from a range of sociological perspectives.
During the course, research results obtained in the social sci-
ences are presented. The course provides knowledge on the
history of the minority position, the demographic develop-
ments, migration patterns, bilingualismand the current social
and political position of the minority as well as information
about organizations in Swedish-speaking Finland. Compari-
sons are made with other linguistic minorities in Europe
Prerequisites: Basic level of social studies
Target audience: Year 2 upward
Form of assessment: Lectures and group discussions, written
assignments
Contact hours: 22 h
Course literature:
McRae, Kenneth. 1997. Conflict and Compromise in Multilin-
gual Societies: Finland. Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier Uni-
versity Press. (Also published in paperback in 1999: Helsinki:
Finnish Academy of Science and Letters)
Finnäs, Fjalar; O'Leary, Richard. 2003. Choosing for the Chil-
dren: TheAffiliationof the Childrenof Minority-MajorityGroup
Intermarriages. European Sociological Review, 19 (5): 483-499.
McRae, Kenneth. 2007. Toward language equality: four de-
mocracies compared. International Journal of the Sociology
of Language, Volume 2007, Number 188 (September 2007),
pp. 13-34,
45DB08F749F30892A0D
Lojander-Visapää, Catharina. 2008. New Bilingualism in the
Bilingual Finnish Context. Europäisches Journal für Minder-
heitenfragen, 2: 109-118.
As introductory reading before the course, students can
also read at the brochure: Swedish in Finland - La Finlande
suédophone. Available at:
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likationer/SwedishInF.pdf
Women's Studies
The programme in Women's Studies aims at an interdiscipli-
nary approach in its teaching and research. The aim is to give
students a broad knowledge of and a familiarity with feminist
methodology and theory. The programme includes modules
that focus upon Nordic (Scandinavian) women, involving
historical perspectives as well as present issues. The fields of
research are in cultural and social studies, including science
studies. Within theWomen's Studies programmemost of the
teaching is in Swedish but every year some courses are taught
also in English. These are mainly on a basic or intermediate
level, and can generally be taken both by students who have
not taken courses in Women's Studies before and students
who have. Familiarity with the basic concepts in feminist
theory and research is, however, preferable. Supervision in
English can also be arranged individually. In addition to the
courses mentioned here, it may in some cases be possible
to arrange internship (5 credits) also for exchange students.
Introduction to Finnish Gender Studies
385207.0
5 credits
Basic level
Internet course
Offered: Autumn 2014
The course is organised by the Universities of Helsinki and
Jyväskylä, and Hilma Network of Gender Studies. Further
information is provided by aino-maija.hiltunen@helsinki.i .
Prerequisites: None.
Contents: The course centers around seven themes: national-
ity, normativity, emotions, home and domesticity, consump-
tion and gender, sex and public space, and intersectionality,
through which the students will gain an insight into Finnish
society, Finnish research on gender and gendered power,
normativity, and intersectionality in Finnish context.
Learning outcomes: The students will gain knowledge of the
central themes ofWomen's andGender Studieswith a specific
Finnish perspective.
Teaching methods: Introduction to Finnish Gender Studies
is an internet based course that is carried out in the Moodle
learning environment.
Form of assessment: For each theme the students will read
academic texts andothermaterial available in the internet and
discuss them in groups in the Moodle learning environment.
Target audience: The course is aimedat the exchange students
of women's and gender studies in Universities of Helsinki,
Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Lappi, Oulu,Turku and Åbo Akademi
