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1635 (v.9) SW 121 - Introduction to Welfare
Area: | Department of Social Work and Social Policy |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | An exploration of the historical shaping and reshaping of the Australian welfare state. This includes- institutional and residual approaches to welfare, debates around the development of universal and selective services, equality of opportunity and of outcome, positive discrimination the competing discourses shaping social policy and welfare debates (conservative, liberal, social democratic, Marxist and social construction views of welfare), aspects of the current Australian 'welfare reform agenda'. Perspectives draw on a critical examination of human service provision as well as approaches to social problems and techniques for studying social phenomena via case studies on poverty and unemployment, ethnicity, race and gender in Australia. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- An awareness of social welfare in Australia as the context in which welfare work is practised. Explained Australian social welfare in a comparative international perspective. Discussed and evaluated a range of competing discourses that shape and re-shape the welfare state and various analytical concepts for the study of social policy. Explained, critiqued and applied different approaches to social problems. Identified the perspectives on welfare among social welfare organisations in Western Australia. Demonstrated continuing development in techniques of academic scholarship in the humanities. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Bryson. L. (1992), Welfare and the State: Who Benefits? London, Macmillian. Fincher, R. and Saunders, P. (2001), Creating Unequal Futures. Crows Nest, Allen and Unwin. Jamrozik, A. (2001), Social Policy in the Post-Welfare States. Frenchs Forest, Longman. Wilson, J.,Thomson, J. and MaMahon, A. (1996), The Australian Welfare State: Key Documents and Themes. Melbourne, Macmillian. Course Reader for Social Work 121/ Welfare Practice 101/ Family Studies 121. (2000), Bentley, Curtin University of Technology. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 40%, Short Essay 25%, Take Home Exam 35%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 90501 Social Work | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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