Poverty & Population
How Demographics Shape Policy
Social Policy for Social Services & Health Practitioners ,
This course has four modules, or foci. The first is to understand the categories of social welfare—populations, income, earnings, and assets— and some related concepts that play a very large role in shaping policy decisions: unemployment, inflation, and the minimum wage. The second deals with the central institution of social welfare—the labor market, which largely determines how many resources a person has. The labor market also establishes hierarchy, both through meritocracy and through categories of privilege. The third is poverty: the differing ways we define who is poor, and how effective U.S. anti-poverty efforts have been. The final module looks directly at federal decision making, the political organization of ideas, the structure of U.S. government, and the legislative process that shapes much of our social policy. 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.
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| Rating | 5.0★ based on 8 ratings |
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| Length | 5 weeks |
| Effort | Four weeks, 4 hours per week -- HONORS Course Four weeks, 8 hours per week |
| Starts | Nov 7 (20 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $50 |
| From | Columbia University via Coursera |
| Instructor | John Robertson |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences Science |
| Tags | Social Sciences Life Sciences Governance And Society Public Health |
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allows wealth accumulation at
i thought that was leftist rhetoric, but you need 3 generations just to get back on ones feet BECAUSE of a system that allows wealth accumulation at that scale.
no inheritance death tax
(*after the first 150Mil.& obvi no inheritance death tax.
mean we arent savages
i mean we arent savages.)
childcare is important enough
The need for childcare is important enough to be grouped in w/healthcare - i see that now.
need 3 generations just
back on ones feet
well-packaged instructional set
excellent course Well-packaged instructional set that combines video lectures, readings, and testing in a manageable approach on the part of the student.
combines video lectures
racist or sexist
& you dont have to be racist or sexist for it to happen - it is so clear.
feet because
good it 's very
150mil. & obvi no
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile.
Client Development Representative, Labor Market $50k
Labor Compliance $56k
Assistant Labor $64k
Labor Trainer $65k
Labor Negotiator $69k
Labor and Employment $71k
Warehouse Labor $77k
labor formen $82k
Labor Foremen $89k
LABOR LEADER $100k
Owner Labor $105k
Retired Labor Strategy / Labor Relations $143k
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| Rating | 5.0★ based on 8 ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 5 weeks |
| Effort | Four weeks, 4 hours per week -- HONORS Course Four weeks, 8 hours per week |
| Starts | Nov 7 (20 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $50 |
| From | Columbia University via Coursera |
| Instructor | John Robertson |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences Science |
| Tags | Social Sciences Life Sciences Governance And Society Public Health |
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