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040048 KU Sociology of Labor Markets (MA) (2024W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Tu 21.01. 13:15-14:45 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 01.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 08.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 15.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 22.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 29.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 05.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 12.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 19.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 26.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 03.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 10.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 17.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 14.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 28.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this course you will gain a sound understanding of the social and institutional embeddedness of labor markets as well as their connections with other social phenomena such as migration, social inequality, welfare regimes and digitalization. This is done through discussions and critical examination of sociological and economic labor market theories as well as empirical findings.
Further we focus on the role of education, personal networks and international comparisons by addressing current topics. At the end of the semester the initial versions of the final theses are briefly presented - in consultation with the students, this can also be organized in the form of a blocked class in the style of a conference.

After successfully completing the course, you will know the basic topics of sociological labor market literature and common classifications such as different labor market regimes. You are able to read the literature in this field critically and incorporate its results in your own research. You can formulate sociological research questions about the labor market, work on them empirically and process and present the gained insights.

Assessment and permitted materials

Class participation and peer-feedback, preparation and discussion of the literature, proposal, seminar thesis and presentation of the results

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The overall grade is made up of the following components:
• Participation in class and through written assignments (max. 35 points)
• Proposal and presentation of a first version of the seminar paper (max. 30 points)
• Seminar paper (max. 35 points)
For a positive assessment, at least 51 points must be achieved, the attendance requirement must be met and all partial achievements must be completed positively. Submissions are checked using the plagiarism detection software “TurnItIn”; Plagiarism will result in failing the course!

Examination topics

Work based on literature, which will be fully introduced in the first session.

Reading list

Selected chapters from the following volume serve as introductory readings:

Abraham, M., & Hinz, T. (Hrsg.) (2018): Arbeitsmarktsoziologie. Probleme, Theorien, empirische Befunde, 2. Auflage. Wiesbaden, VS Verlag.

Further literature will be announced in the course.

Association in the course directory

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