SOCW-3040 : U.S. Social Welfare Policy

Social Work | College of Arts and Sciences | UG

  • LSAP Goal 2 Response to the Cry of the Poor
  • LSAP Goal 7 Community Resilience and Empowerment
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 10 Reduced Inequalities
  • 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • 16 Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

About this Course

This course will assist students to understand contemporary social welfare policies in the United States. The course will focus on the dominant cultural values and the social, economic, and political forces affecting the establishment and maintenance of laws, public policies, and social welfare programs. It will also provide an examination of the histories of social welfare policy and the social work profession.