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About the Course
This course has four modules, or foci. The first is to understand the categories of social welfare—populations, income, earnings, and assets— and some related concepts that play a very large role in shaping policy decisions: unemployment, inflation, and the minimum wage. The second deals with the central institution of social welfare—the labor market, which largely determines how many resources a person has. The labor market also establishes hierarchy, both through meritocracy and through categories of privilege. The third is poverty: the differing ways we define who is poor, and how effective U.S. anti-poverty efforts have been. The final module looks directly at federal decision making, the political organization of ideas, the structure of U.S. government, and the legislative process that shapes much of our social policy. This course addresses issues of power, oppression, and white supremacy.
The course is part of a sequence in social policy that has an HONORS TRACK. This track will prepare the learner for masters-level work in policy, which involves reading the literature, writing concise summaries and probing critiques. Over the sequence the learner will develop a policy analysis that will create a foundation for professional policy analyst assignments.
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ZN
Aug 4, 2021
It was a great learning and easy to understand. The reading materials were so helpful. I will choose more courses related to development and planning.
ZR
Nov 6, 2019
Well-packaged instructional set that combines video lectures, readings, and testing in a manageable approach on the part of the student.
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•Sep 7, 2020
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•Apr 19, 2021
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•Aug 18, 2020
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By 5전혜원
•Jun 16, 2021
Interesting lecture, that logically explained the cause of poverty
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