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| Semester: | Fall 2020 |
| Number: | 0404-845-001 |
| Instructor: | Elizabeth Palley |
| Days: | Wednesday 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
| Note: | Online, Synchronous |
| Location: | Online |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Notes: |
Os - Wednesdays 4:00pm-6:00pm |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
This course compares the origins, development and future of welfare states in North America, Europe and Asia from feminist, historical, economic, political and philosophical perspectives. Students expand their knowledge of specific areas of social policy and become knowledgeable about such social provisions cross-nationally. |
| Learning Goals: |
1. To reinforce student understanding of the conceptualization of welfare states and approaches to addressing domestic social problems2. To develop an understanding of concepts and techniques that may be used to conduct cross-national comparisons.3. To become familiar with similarities and differences in different national approaches to social policy and social provision.4. To develop an awareness of how cultural and historical characteristics affect the development of social provision in different nations.5. To understand the differing roles that government and the private sector may play in the development and implementation of social welfare policy.6. To deepen their understanding of “American exceptionalism” and to gain knowledge of alternatives to the current U.S. social policies.7. To increase their knowledge of past and present concerns as well as alternatives to U.S. policy with regard to their specific area of interest (e.g. children and family policy, elder care policy, housing policy, health and mental health care policy) *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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