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Caring in Context:  Poverty, Exclusion and Care

What is the role of social care among some of the most vulnerable groups in society?  Why and how do their needs arise?  And, how is poverty defined?  This module will give you invaluable knowledge and insight into this fascinating subject.  You’ll examine topics such as national strategies to combat exclusion, how the media reports social exclusion and poverty, and the major historical developments of policy making.

What does the module cover?

Gain insight into the European Union and national policy making bodies including government departments.  Explore how poverty and social exclusion is experienced by differently defined groups, including children and young people, those who are experiencing homelessness, various forms of ‘ill health’ and unemployment.  Finally, you’ll learn how to present basic statistical information relating to social care data.

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Module Code:

IS1401

Key topics include:

•    National and international contexts of policy making and implementation and their historical development
•    Representations of social exclusion in the media and the impact of this on public opinion
•    Difference and social policy, poverty and exclusion
•    The debates between and within the paradigmatic approaches of ‘social exclusion’ and ‘poverty’

Pre-requisites

None

Number of credits & study time
20 credits / 200 hours

Assessment


In addition to completing a number of formative assessments as part of your coursework that you forward to your tutor, you’ll also need to complete two summative assessments, each counting towards 50% of your final grade.  The first takes the form of a critical reflective review of a chosen newspaper article which deals with a social care issue (800 words).  

For the second assessment you’ll complete a research task related to the issue of social exclusion, which will demonstrate your understanding of how quantitative data assists social care practice (500 words).