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Campus | Bryn Mawr |
Semester | Fall 2022 |
Registration ID | SOCLB317001 |
Course Title | Comparative Social Policy |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Education |
Instructor | Karen,David |
Times and Days | T 01:10pm-04:00pm
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Room Location | DAL212E |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1732 This course will examine different countries' policy choices to address different societal challenges. Four societal types - socialist (Cuba), post-socialist (China), capitalist (US), and social-democratic (Scandinavia) - will be studies to help us understand how these different kinds of societies conceive of social problems and propose and implement attempted solutions. We will examine particular problems/solutions in four domains: health/sports; education; environment; technological development. As we explore these domains, we will attend to methodological issues involved in making historical and institutional comparisons Haverford: B: Analysis of the Social World (B), Social Science (SO) Enrollment Cap: 15; If the course exceeds the enrollment cap the following criteria will be used for the lottery: Majors and minors by class (seniors then juniors), Senior; Junior; At least one previous social science course; A weekly meeting will be held and discussed the first of classes. |
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