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ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
(Department of Commerce)
SOCIAL POLICY AND STRATEGY (5423)
CHECKLIST
SEMESTER: AUTUMN, 2016
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Text book (One)
Assignment No. 1, 2
Assignment forms (Two sets)
Schedule for assignment submission and tutorial meetings
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ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
(Department of Commerce)
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Course: Social Policy and Strategy (5423)
Level: Associate Degree in Commerce
Total Marks: 100
Semester: Autumn, 2016
Pass Marks: 50
Note: You are required to solve all questions if you are unable to understand any
question of assignment, do seek help from your concerned tutor. But keep in mind that
tutors are not supposed to solve the assignment questions for you.
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units: 1-5)
Q.1 What is social policy? Describe your understanding of subject social policy.
(20)
Q.2 What is criminal justice policy? Explain social control and social policy.
(20)
Q.3 Define welfare system. Differentiate between state welfare and private welfare. (20)
Q.4 Define power and democracy. What is role of power and democracy in social
policy and strategy?
(20)
Q.5 What is economic policy? Describe Government regulations of work conditions
and job security.
(20)
ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Units: 6-9)
Total Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 50
Q.1 Explain following:
i)
Child care and pre-school education
ii)
The government and curriculum
(10+10)
Q.2 Discuss these terminologies in detail, health, illness, modern medicine and health
policy.
(20)
Q.3 Define social care. Explain dynamics of community and social care.
(20)
Q.4 What is education policy? Describe special education and other welfare
measures.
(20)
Q.5 How do we make the social policy for future? Provide a list of the benefits of this
policy.
(20)
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SOCIAL POLI CY AND STRATEGY 5423/ADC
COURSE OUTLINE
UNIT 1:
INTRODUCTIN TO SOCIAL POLICY
What is social policy?
The subject of social policy
The story of social policy
Equality, equity and justice
Needs wants and satisfaction
Freedom and rights
Approaches and methods of social policy
UNIT 2:
BOUNDARIES OF SOCIAL POLICY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
What is criminal justice policy?
Social control and social policy
Comparing crime and criminal policy
Measuring crime
The criminal justice process
The contemporary politics of law and justice
UNIT 3:
WELFARE SYSTEM
State welfare and private welfare
Voluntary sector and informal welfare
Organization of welfare
What are the benefits of welfare system?
Uniform benefits of welfare system?
Individuals and groups
Social security
Poverty and social exclusion
UNIT 4:
SOCIAL POLICY POLITICS AND SOCIAL CONTROL
Issues in social policy
Service based issues
Social control and the rise of welfare
Social policy and political order
Social control and individual freedom
Power and democracy
Who should make social policy?
UNIT 5:
WORK AND WELFARE
An object of social and economic policy
Does work equal welfare
They main employment policy measures
Government regulations of work conditions and job security
Employment policy options
The story of unemployment
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UNIT 6:
HEALTH AND HOUSING POLICIES
Health, illness, modern medicine and health policy
A crisis of confidence in the medical profession
Medical and nursing profession
The health service reforms
Housing policy and the environment
Significance of housing policy
The social housing sector
The private renting sector
Housing and social exclusion
UNIT 7:
EDUCATION POLICY
The main features of school system
Higher and further education
Child care and pre-school education
Control over education system
The government and curriculum
Special education and other welfare measures
UNIT 8:
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CARE
Introduction to social care
Dynamics of community and social care
The development of community and social care
Pension reforms
Social care and poverty
Social care dimensions and scope
UNIT 9
THE FUTURE OF SOCIAL POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION
What is devolution?
Devolution and the education policy
Devolution: health and social care
Social policy and rapid social change
Labor and social policy
The changing context of social policy
Analyzing the implementation
Structure for implementation
Recommended Book:
Social Policy: and introduction (2007) Third Edition by Ken Blakemore, Edwin Griggs,
McGraw Hill House UK, ISBN 10:0335 218 741
The Student’s companion to social policy
The student’s companion to social policy (2003) By Peter Alcock, Angus Erskine,
Margaret May, Social Policy Association (Great Britain) ISBN 1-405-10291-8
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