The aim of this unit is to understand and appreciate the socio-cultural and political contexts in which social problems are identified and social policies are developed as responses to social problems.<br/><br/>Topics to be addressed in this unit include: the meaning of comparative social policy; global and local connections in relation to social problems and social policy responses; a critical approach to difference and diversity that is involved in undertaking comparisons between social policies in different contexts; the positioned learner (experiential learning and the challenges).Assessment -- Course Website
Instructor: N Hosken (S)
Prerequisites: ASC101, ASC102, AIP107, AIP230, ASC204, MLS231, HSW221 or equivalent
