SWK 501 - Issues in Social Welfare II:Inequality,Inequity,and Social Justice

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Adelphi University

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Description:

3 credits Prerequisite: SWK 500. This course develops the student’s ability to analyze, design, and enact social policies based on an understanding of the factors that contribute to the existence of contemporary social problems, especially economic and social inequality and the oppression of specific population groups. The course focuses on: frameworks for social policy analysis and development; conceptualizing; defining, and developing solutions to social problems, the relationship between social constructions of the problems of oppressed groups and the “realities” of their conditions; major political perspectives on the role of government in redressing inequality; the role of social movements in defining and reducing social problems; and how social workers can contribute to the achievement of social justice in the United States

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.ADELPHI.EDU

Phone Number:

(516) 877-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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