Academics Navigation
Academics
You are here
Courses
Campus | Bryn Mawr |
Semester | Fall 2018 |
Registration ID | SOCLB317001 |
Course Title | Comparative Social Policy |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Education |
Instructor | Karen,David |
Times and Days | M 01:10pm-04:00pm
|
Room Location | |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1133 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) 15 Spaces Reserved for students in the 360 Program. This cluster Pathways to Policy focuses on how policies in particular domains -- environment, economy, health, and education -- are developed and implemented in different national contexts. The primary areas of focus are the US (capitalist), Cuba (socialist), and China (post-socialist). If you are interested in the 360 program, you must fill out the application which is due on April 4th at NOON by clicking on link. https://www.brynmawr.edu/360/fall-2018-application-Pathways to Policy. This 360 cluster includes enrolling in, SOCL B317 & ECON B385. |
Miscellaneous Links |