MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University

Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

GSC1301

Welfare issues

Karen Crinall

6 points + 5 hours per week + First semester + Gippsland/Distance + Corequisites: Nil, but welfare students will be required to adhere to the course structure as outlined in the handbook

Synopsis The subject is designed to develop an understanding of the range of welfare issues in Australian society today, the interconnections and relationships between them and how the array of social political, economic, legal and media influences shape our considerations of social problems. Students are personally challenged to look at their own values and reflect on how these affect their perceptions and general understanding of the issues. The subject material encourages students to examine issues from various sociological perspectives within a framework of gender and social justice.

Assessment Subjective response: 30% + Literature review: 15% + Research assignment: 55%

Prescribed texts

Batten, Weeks and Wilson (eds) Issues facing Australian families: Human services respond Longman Cheshire, 1994
Family Violence Professional Education Taskforce Family violence: Everybody's business, somebody's life Federation Press, 1991

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