Online Course
US Social Services Compared
Columbia University via Coursera
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The course is part of a sequence in social policy that has an HONORS TRACK. This track will prepare the learner for masters-level work in policy, which involves reading the literature, writing concise summaries and probing critiques. Over the sequence the learner will develop a policy analysis that will create a foundation for professional policy analyst assignments.
Syllabus
-In this module, you will develop an understanding of the domains, values, and expenditures of the U.S. welfare state.
Social Policy Structure
-In this module, you will explore the domains of the US welfare state and differentiate the floor, platform and safety net components
Comparing U.S. Social Policy with Europe: Investment & Effects
-This module will compare US and comparable western nations in a country's approach to education, health care and income stability. The module will address the relative place of the US in the structure of it welfare state.
Does the Welfare State Enrich Us of Impoverish Us?
-In this module, we will explain the size, structure and outcomes of US social policy when compared with comparable developed nations and to differentiate the conservative approaches to social welfare
Taught by
John Robertson
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