Course Descriptions
Sociology
SOC 309
Poverty and Welfare
3 credits
This course examines poverty and current welfare assistance programs in the U.S. against a background of conflicting values, attitudes, and experience accumulated over hundreds of years. It includes discussion of how today’s economic factors affect the incidence of poverty. Current federally supported programs, the political and social context that produced them, and policy choices for the future are also studied.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 or SOC 101