SWRK 752 - Welfare Politics

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University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

May be taken by undergraduare juniors and seniors. Permit of the instructor is necessary. Contact the registrar, nancy Rodgers, Room B-22, School of Social Work, Caster Building. FREE ELECTIVE. This course examines the impact of the political environment on the formulation and implementation of social welfare policy. It examines the structure of the American federal system:the division of power between federal,state and local governments and among executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Particular attention will be paid to the role of special-interest groups in achieving social welfare goals within the system. In addition, the role of protest and insurgent political movements in transforming the welfare system is addressed. Free Elective

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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