After having completed the course the student will be introduced to development and present state of the Finnish society from various perspectives. S/he will be familiar with the principles and premises of the Finnish welfare state, culture, work life etc.
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The literature will familiarize the student with aspects of the Finnish society and culture. The student will be introduced to recent Finnish social scientific research done on various aspects of Finnish society and culture, also from comparative perspectives.
Hartikainen, A., Anttila, T., Oinas, T., & Nätti, J. (2010). Is Finland Different? Quality of Work Among Finnish and European Employees. Research on Finnish Society, 3 (2010) (3), 29-41. Available: https://jyx.jyu.fi/dspace/handle/123456789/43126 AND
Lehtonen, M. (2015) What’s going on? In Finland: Employing Stuart Hall for conjunctural analysis. Journal of Cultural Studies, Aug. 24.
Härkönen, J (2013) Not a wet generation but a wet nation: The dynamics of change and stasis in the Finnish drinking culture from 1968-2008. Available: https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/38905
Lammi-Taskula, J. (2007) Parental leave for fathers? Gendered conceptions and practices in families with young children in Finland. Available: https://tampub.uta.fi/handle/10024/67759
Mary, A. (2012) The Illusion of the Prolongation of Youth - Transition to Adulthood among Finnish and French Female University Students. Available: https://tampub.uta.fi/handle/10024/66950