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2010/1 Module Catalogue
 Module Code: SOC2007 Module Title: SOCIAL POLICY AND WELFARE IN CONTEXT
Module Provider: Sociology Short Name: SOC211
Level: HE2 Module Co-ordinator: BULLOCK KA Dr (Sociology)
Number of credits: 20 Number of ECTS credits: 10
 
Module Availability

Year
Assessment Pattern
Components of Assessment
Method(s)
Percentage Weighting
Coursework
Two 2000 word essays
25% each
Examination
One examination
50%
Module Overview

Social policy is the study of society’s response to social need.  This module takes an historical approach and examines both theoretical and practical aspects of social policy and social welfare.  It aims to increase students’ awareness of the conceptual foundations of political interventions in welfare programmes and to explore the relationships between different areas of welfare provision.

 

 

 

 
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
Module Aims

During the course of the module the following key subjects will be considered:

 

 

·         The development of the state’s role in welfare.

 

·         The development of and contemporary policies including: education; health; housing; criminal justice; social services; and, pensions.

 

·         Themes in social policy including: gender and ethnicity. 

 
Learning Outcomes

During the course of the module the following key subjects will be considered:

 

 

·         The development of the state’s role in welfare.

 

·         The development of and contemporary policies including: education; health; housing; criminal justice; social services; and, pensions.

 

·         Themes in social policy including: gender and ethnicity. 

 

 
Module Content

Students on the module will obtain an understanding of:

 

 

 

1.      The key issues and perspectives relevant to the study of social policy.

 

2.      The role and nature of the central welfare institutions in society.

 

3.      Comparative and historical patterns in social policy.

 

4.      How social policy is situated in a broader social context, and the ways in which social life impacts upon and is impacted upon by various forms of social policy intervention.

 

 

 
Methods of Teaching/Learning
Lectures/seminars
Selected Texts/Journals

Alcock, P. et al. (1998) The Student’s Companion to Social Policy, Blackwell.

 

Baldock, J. et al. (2007) Social Policy, Oxford University Press.

 

Jones, K. (2000) The Making of Social Policy in . Athlone Press

 

 
Last Updated

September 2010