Social welfare history, program planning and analysis with review of selected policies on the national level. Includes international comparisons. Upper-division writing course. U 322S Explorations in Gerontology 3 cr. Examination of the major psychosocial theories of aging, the service system, health issues, the family, and dying and bereavement.
Students learn and assist the elderly through volunteer service.
The service learning component is integrated into the classroom through initial training, regular discussion, and other activities. U 323 Women and Social Action in the Americas 3 cr. Offered autumn odd-numbered years. Through case studies, testimonials, discussions with activists and Internet connections examine social constructions of gender, compare forms of social action in diverse cultural, political and historical contexts, link practice to theories of social participation, and reflect on lessons learned from women's experiences. U 324 Gender and the Politics of Welfare 3 cr.