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Academic Year 2002/2003

Jobs, Unemployment & Social Welfare
SOC 293 SP

This course will examine the forces that shape the distribution of work and income in contemporary society. How have labor movements, immigrant groups, community activists, policy makers, and employer associations structured the labor market and influenced the socio-economic structure of everyday life? How do fiscal and monetary policies interact with the labor question? How do the "culture wars" --and the politics of race and ethnicity, gender, and sexuality influence the direction of social welfare? Drawing on international and historical comparisons, and reviewing recent public policy initiatives, the course will help students assemble the theoretical and empirical basis for critical social policy analysis.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

The instructor of this course will not be using the on-line wait list. If you are interested in this course, please contact the instructor directly.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS SOC    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: SOC151

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Cutler,Jonathan   

Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM;     Location: PAC125

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 35)

SR. major: 10   Jr. major: 10

SR. non-major: 5   Jr. non-major:    SO: 10   FR: X

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Ethical Reasoning, Writing

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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