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CSV3101 Social Policy
SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Credit Points: 15
Prerequisites:
CSV1102 Introduction to Social Analysis
 
Description:

This unit in comparative social policy provides students with theory, knowledge, and skills to understand major tendencies in policy development as they are shaping, and being shaped by, the increasingly interdependent world of the twenty-first century. It explores key areas of social policy and economic policy, including welfare, education, health, housing, income maintenance, taxation, and employment. Australian policy and its outcomes are compared with those of other relevant countries, in order to highlight forces which shape policy and the effects which such policies have on people’s everyday lives.

 



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This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets
Y21Bachelor of Social Science
MACHNFChildren and Family Studies Major
SMCCTYCommunity Studies 10 Unit Supporting Major
MAAACSGovernance and Policy Major
MABUSZHuman Services Major
MAAABIPolicy and Governance Major
MABUSYSocial Science Major
MAAAGWWelfare and Community Work Major
MABUSWYouth Work Major
 
 
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2012 VET: 15/03/2012