SOCIAL POLICY AND PRACTICE A
SWP1SPP
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Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this unit students are introduced to various historical, contemporary and comparative understandings of poverty and inequality. Students examine various definitions and ways to measure poverty, and explore the impact of poverty and inequality on individuals and society. Australian social policy approaches to the alleviation of poverty are explored in relation to various groups at particular risk of poverty.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Maureen Long
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | A hand up not a hand out | Preliminary | Australian Senate Communities Afairs Committee | AGPS, 2004. |
| Readings | Social Policy in Australia, Understanding for Action | Preliminary | McClelland, A. and Smyth, P. (eds) | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MELBOURNE, 2005. |
| Readings | The Poverty Wars | Preliminary | Saunders, P. | UNIVERSITY OF NSW PRESS, SYDNEY, 2005. |