POSC 3501U – Politics and Poverty

This course is an introduction to Canadian social policies with respect to poverty and income support. Some of the areas that may be covered include: the development of the welfare state, federal and provincial income support policies, the feminization of poverty, aboriginal poverty, childhood poverty, poverty activism, and workfare programs.
Formerly: Poverty and Public Policy
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): POSC 2000U and POSC 2200U
Credit restriction(s): CDPS 3501U, PUBP 3501U