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Approx. 12 hours to complete
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What you will learn

  • Understand the the US population: age, family structure, education and race/ethnicity to interpret where US social policy is being pushed.

  • Explain poverty & inequality in the US that results in differing levels of privilege, and opportunity to address the needs of those left behind

  • Describe the policy process – legislative, executive, judicial and voluntary – to act to improve US social policy

  • Honors: Report on research of practices on the ground in preparation for a professional policy analysis.

Skills you will gain

  • - Distinguish the values inherent in each social policy initiative
  • - Critique components of a social policy based on their effectiveness at meeting the goals stated in the initiative
  • - Develop social welfare policy analysis and reform proposals
  • - Differentiate alternative approaches to social policy problems
  • - Formulate practice strategies to overcome the historic biases in social welfare programs
Flexible deadlines
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Coursera Labs
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Beginner Level
Approx. 12 hours to complete
English

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Columbia University

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1
Week 1
3 hours to complete

Populations, income, poverty and policy

3 hours to complete
14 videos (Total 68 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
Week2
Week 2
2 hours to complete

Causes of Poverty and Discrimination

2 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 45 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
Week3
Week 3
2 hours to complete

Gender, Race and oppression

2 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 46 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
Week4
Week 4
5 hours to complete

Formulating social policy in the U.S.

5 hours to complete
14 videos (Total 53 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes

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