Social Issues and Policy Responses

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The purpose of this module is to introduce and examine a selective range of contemporary issues relating to gender and equality, families and their support, children and their protection and rights. It is concerned with the effect of policies, particularly on more vulnerable groups in society. It provides a range of perspectives from important social policy fields of social work, family support, social and political activism and advocacy, and community based approaches. The policy responses to the welfare issues we explore reflect distinctive approaches but similar principles, grounded in equality, human rights and social justice.