Sociology

SOCI4026Social Policy in Canada3 ch (3S) (W)
This course will provide students with the opportunity to interrogate Canadian social policy and to develop the skills to read and analyze primary policy documents as well as social policy scholarship. Through this course, students will learn to critically unpack Canada's patchwork quilt of social policies, to understand the implications for different communities and groups, and to identify possible social policy changes. Students will learn how to mobilize an intersectional approach when considering different social policies and how to read primary policy documents and write policy briefs.Prerequisites: 9ch of lower-level Sociology including SOCI 1001, all with a grade of C or better; or enrolment in BSW.