Columbia University - US Social Services Compared
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Duration | 16 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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US Social Services Compared at Coursera Course details
- In all nations, social policy is a very large public investment. Course 1 will explore the size, structure, and outcomes of U.S. social policy and compare this policy to those of similar developed countries. The course will also probe the values this policy represents and the values debate regarding about how big our welfare state should be? in other words, how much of our education, housing, health, income support, and social services the government should supply and how much individuals should supply for themselves. This course addresses issues of power, oppression, and white supremacy.
- 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.
US Social Services Compared at Coursera Curriculum
Social Policy and the Welfare State
Sequence video: Why Social Policy - alumni
Sequence Opening - Why study Social Policy with John Robertson?
Domains
Values
Expenditures
Welfare State
Module 1 Wrap Up
The Honors assignments
Policy Project: Introduction
Reading 1: The Welfare State
Quiz: Module 1 Overview
Social Policy Structure
Introduction
Education
Healthcare
Social Insurance
Public Aid
Social Services
Platforms, Floors and Safety Nets by Professor Garfinkel
Housing
Module 2 Wrap Up
Federal Benefits and Services for People with Low Income
Quiz: Module 2 Overview
Comparing U.S. Social Policy with Europe: Investment & Effects
Introduction
Education
Early Childhood by Professor Waldfogel
Healthcare
Income
Leader? Or Laggard? by Professor Garfinkel
Module 3 Wrap Up
Dr. Heidi Allen's TEDMED talk on "the cost of being uninsured in America"
Welfare State Myths and Measurement
Quiz: Module 3 Overview
Does the Welfare State Enrich Us of Impoverish Us?
Politics and Policy
Size of the Welfare State
The Structure of the Welfare State
Floors, Platforms and Safety Nets
Outcomes
Fragile Families by Professor Garfinkel
Wealth & the Welfare State by Professor Garfinkel
Economic Conservatives
Social Conservatives
Liberalism & Social Democrats
Module 4 Wrap Up
Summary & Critique Description
Summary and Critique: How to Evaluate
Understand the Hidden $1.1 Trillion Welfare System and How to Reform it
Quiz: Module 4 Overview
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