Course Description

Social Work 282 Family Change and Family Social Policy

This course offers an analysis of family social policies during a period of demographic change, social policy reform defined by deficits and debts, devolution of federal policy to the provinces, lack of progress in overcoming child poverty, inter-generational change, a changing labour market and increasing family insecurity.

Prerequisite: Childhood and Family Relations 020 or Social Work 020 or a first-year Social Science or permission of the School.

3 hours.

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