Student: Social Policy
Department of Politics and Public Administration
Ryerson University
Course: POG 316 — Social Policy
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, Thursdays
Room: EPH 201
Course Type: Professional/Professionally Related Fall 2014
Instructor: Professor John Shields, Ph.D.
Office: Jorgenson Hall 720, Ryerson University
Office Hours: Weds. 1:00 pm – 2 pm; Thurs. 2 pm to 3 pm (or by appointment)
Telephone: 416-979-5000 ext. 6167 (work) 416-979-5289 (fax) e-mail: jshields@ryerson.ca
Faculty member
Website: http://www.ryerson.ca/politics/facultyandstaff.html
Prerequisite: POG 314
Antirequisite: POL 220
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Course Description
The course description in the course calendar for POG 316 — Social Policy states: “This course examines the politics of social policy in Canada. Beginning with an exploration of the origin and purpose of social policy, it then identifies and traces the actors and institutions that get a seat at the social policy table. Using examples that draw from a range of social policy fields including health and income support, this course will also offer comparative studies of social policy in relevant provincial and national jurisdictions.”
According to Harley Dean in his book Social Policy, social policy “entails the study of the social relations necessary for human wellbeing and the system by which wellbeing may be promoted” (2006: 1). In Western liberal democracies the development of social policies has been closely tied in the 20th century to the development of the so-called welfare state. The 20th century saw great advances in social policy development and western states spend considerable resources to support of comprehensive measures to address a large array of social ills and social deficits. This detailed package of measures were designed to deal with maintaining basic levels of human welfare, reducing gross inequalities and even promoting social
Ryerson University
Course: POG 316 — Social Policy
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, Thursdays
Room: EPH 201
Course Type: Professional/Professionally Related Fall 2014
Instructor: Professor John Shields, Ph.D.
Office: Jorgenson Hall 720, Ryerson University
Office Hours: Weds. 1:00 pm – 2 pm; Thurs. 2 pm to 3 pm (or by appointment)
Telephone: 416-979-5000 ext. 6167 (work) 416-979-5289 (fax) e-mail: jshields@ryerson.ca
Faculty member
Website: http://www.ryerson.ca/politics/facultyandstaff.html
Prerequisite: POG 314
Antirequisite: POL 220
____________________________________________________
Course Description
The course description in the course calendar for POG 316 — Social Policy states: “This course examines the politics of social policy in Canada. Beginning with an exploration of the origin and purpose of social policy, it then identifies and traces the actors and institutions that get a seat at the social policy table. Using examples that draw from a range of social policy fields including health and income support, this course will also offer comparative studies of social policy in relevant provincial and national jurisdictions.”
According to Harley Dean in his book Social Policy, social policy “entails the study of the social relations necessary for human wellbeing and the system by which wellbeing may be promoted” (2006: 1). In Western liberal democracies the development of social policies has been closely tied in the 20th century to the development of the so-called welfare state. The 20th century saw great advances in social policy development and western states spend considerable resources to support of comprehensive measures to address a large array of social ills and social deficits. This detailed package of measures were designed to deal with maintaining basic levels of human welfare, reducing gross inequalities and even promoting social
References: The Flowing sources may be of assistance in writing papers in this and other courses in the program. Thomas Mann, The Oxford Guide to Library Research (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005). Laurie E. Rozakis, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Research Methods (New York: Alpha, 2004). Charles Lispson, Cite Right: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006). Lucille Charlton and Mark Charlton, Thomas Nelson Guide to Research and Writing in Political Science (Toronto: Nelson, 2006). Joanne Buckley, Checkmate: A Writing Reference for Canadians (Toronto: Thomson-Nelson, 2003). Grant Heckman, Nelson Guide to Web Research 2001-2002 (Toronto: Nelson, 2001). Child Poverty in Canada. Why are 10 percent of kids poor? TVO (2010) 1 hour approx.