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306126 (v.1) Social Policy and Welfare 101



 

Area:Department of Social Work and Social Policy
Contact Hours:10.0
Credits:25.0
Practical:1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Seminar:2 x 3.5 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):306125 (v.1) SW 126 - Introduction to Social Work Context and Practice or any previous version
Exploration of the historical shaping of the welfare state, debates surrounding welfare provision, residual and institutional approaches to the study of social services - and competing discourses in social policy with an exploration of concepts such as ethics and morality, equity and freedom, social justice and issues of equity. Examination of the theories of policy making and policy processes. Teaching materials will be grounded in case studies of poverty, unemployment, race and gender.

 
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