Columbia University - US Social Services: Where did they come from?
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Duration | 15 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: Where did they come from? at Coursera Highlights
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US Social Services: Where did they come from? at Coursera Course details
- The course probes the formation of social policy in the United States from its very first cultural and religious roots. Starting with the transition from hunter-gatherer groups to agrarian villages, the course will examine the passage of the Poor Laws that shaped social policy through the colonial period until the beginnings of the 20th century, when the challenge of making the industrial city livable gave rise to the development of the welfare state. As part of this transformation, the provider of social welfare shifted from the local community to the state to the federal government. The course ends with an exploration of the debate regarding the role of government in the late 20th century: should it foster entitlements or self-sufficiency? 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: Where did they come from? at Coursera Curriculum
Early Roots of Social Policy
Sequence Introduction - John Robertson
Sequence Video: Why social policy - Alumni
Course Introduction
Ancient World
Poor Law
Poor Law in America
Dorothea Dix
Child Welfare
Scientific Charity
Slavery by Professor Mincy
White Supremacy
Three Leaders
Wrapping Up
Course 2: Research Plan & Current Practice
The Beginning of Social Welfare Chapter 3
Quiz: Module 1 Overview
Roots of US Social Policy
Introduction
Veterans by Professor Garfinkel
Public Health
Prohibition
Settlement Housing by Professor Simon
Workers' Protections
Jane Addams by Professor Garfinkel
Public Aid
Patriarchy
Childhood
Social Research
Wrapping Up
Birdye Henrietta Haynes: a pioneer settlement house worker (Chapter 3)
Quiz: Module 2 Overview
The beginnings of the welfare state
Introduction
The '20s
Lecture: First wave feminism - Dr Barbara Simon
The Crash
The New Deal Part I
The New Deal Part II
Race
World War II
Wrapping Up
Discrimination and social justice in the United States.
Quiz: Module 3 Overview
Safety nets versus entitlement
Introduction
Post-World War II
Family
Civil Rights
War on Poverty
Welfare Rights
Great Society
Civil Rights and Great Society by Professor Garfinkel
Neoconservatism
Changing Economy
End of Entitlement
Mothers' Pensions
Rising Poverty
Wrapping Up
Summary and Critique Paper: Description
Summary and Critique Paper: Evaluation
A review of American Welfare Policy: Colonial era to 1980
Quiz: Module 4 Overview
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