Social Policy 2300-OPS/S-OW

Introduction to Social Policy - definitions, genesis, main streams, basic models.
2. Objectives of social development. Social policy vs. economic policy.
3. Demographic determinants of social policy.
4. Needs and their diagnosing.
5. Living conditions as a sphere of social policy.
6. Social security - the idea and development.
7. Social issues and social security.
8. Poverty and social welfare.
9. Labour market and unemployment.
10. The issue of health, health care and health insurance.
11. The issue of education.
12. The issue of housing.
13. Social pathology determinants.
14. Social policy in the local context.
15. Social policy in the European Union.