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Poverty & Population: How Demographics Shape Policy

This course is part of Social Policy for Social Services & Health Practitioners Specialization

     
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Poverty & Population: How Demographics Shape Policy

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About Poverty & Population: How Demographics Shape Policy

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What You Will Learn?

  • Understand the the US population: age, family structure, education and race/ethnicity to interpret where US social policy is being pushed. .
  • Explain poverty & inequality in the US that results in differing levels of privilege, and opportunity to address the needs of those left behind .
  • Describe the policy process – legislative, executive, judicial and voluntary – to act to improve US social policy .
  • Honors: Report on research of practices on the ground in preparation for a professional policy analysis. .