WGSS 209
Poverty in America
Last Offered Fall 2022
Division II
Cross-listed
PSCI 209
This course is not offered in the current catalog
Class Details
Although some protest that the U.S. is heading toward European-style socialism, social welfare programs in the U.S. differ in important ways from those in other wealthy and democratic nations. This course focuses on the adoption and development of policies to address poverty and inequality in the U.S. The issues we will explore include: What is poverty, and how do Americans perceive its dangers to individuals as well as the political community? What economic, historical, and sociological theories have been advanced to explain poverty? Why has the U.S. adopted some approaches to reduce poverty but not others? What enduring political conflicts have shaped the U.S. welfare state?
The Class:
Format: seminar
Limit: 25
Expected: 20
Class#: 1913
Grading: yes pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Limit: 25
Expected: 20
Class#: 1913
Grading: yes pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
class participation, two or three short papers, and a final paper
Prerequisites:
none
Enrollment Preferences:
Political Science, Political Economy, and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies majors and concentrators in Public Health
Distributions:
Divison II
Notes:
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
PSCI 209 Division II WGSS 209 Division II
PSCI 209 Division II WGSS 209 Division II
Attributes:
PHLH Decision-Making by Institutions + Individuals
PHLH Social Determinants of Health
POEC U.S. Political Economy + Public Policy Course
PSCI American Politics Courses
PHLH Social Determinants of Health
POEC U.S. Political Economy + Public Policy Course
PSCI American Politics Courses
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WGSS 209 - SEM Poverty in America
WGSS 209 SEM Poverty in AmericaDivision IINot offered