Social Welfare Policy I: Social Welfare History

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This course is the first of a two course policy sequence. This course focuses on social welfare legislation and the policies, programs and services that flow from such legislation. Students analyze social welfare policy within the context of the social and political milieu which spawns social welfare legislation. Policy I identifies how values from social to personal influence the formulation of social welfare policy. Consideration of definitions and theories on poverty is viewed from both the USA and a global perspective. Social and economic justice for people from diverse backgrounds and those who may be oppressed are discussed.