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HSRV 322: Ideology and Policy Evolution (Rev. C2) Report a Broken Link

‘Policies in the Human Services’ maps the Policies and Practices that shape Human Services in Western societies, from their antecedents in England and Europe through to the post welfare state social strategies of the present day. The course will review historical events, policies and social programmes and will critically analyze these precedents with regard to their influence on the social production of contemporary Social Policy in terms of:

  1. their underlying ideas; whether political, ideological, economic, religious and/or social.
  2. their formative impact on subsequent social policies.
  3. the related approaches to social services and assets-based programmes that have emerged.

Required Readings

Unit 1

Harrison, K., & Boyd, T. (2003). Ideology. In Understanding political ideas and movements (pp. 135-154). Manchester, GBR: Manchester University Press.
Russell, M., Harris B., & Gockel, A. (2008). Canadian lone mothers describe parenting needs: European solutions explored. Canadian Social Work Review 25(2), 169-185.
Freire, P. (1994). Chapter 1. In M. B. Ramos, (Trans.), Pedagogy of the oppressed (pp. 25-51). New York: Continuum. (Original work published 1970).

Unit 2

Machan, T. R. (2006). Economics and human values. In Libertarianism defended (pp. 83-93). Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing.
Harrison, K., & Boyd, T. (2003). Freedom. In Understanding political ideas and movements (pp. 83–102). Manchester, GBR: Manchester University Press.
Gerken, L. (2004). ‘Freedom’ and ‘equality’ as material claims against society? and Summary of part III. In J. Kinory and I. van Dam (Trans.), The constitution of liberty in the open economy (pp. 145-154). New York: Routledge.
Harrison, K., & Boyd, T. (2003). Conservatism. In Understanding political ideas and movements (pp. 174-194). Manchester, GBR: Manchester University Press.
Guest, D. (1997). Saving for a rainy day: Social security in late-nineteenth-century and early twentieth century Canada. In The emergence of social security in Canada (pp. 20-39). Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press.
Olansky, M. (2000). What is compassionate conservatism and can it transform America? The Heritage Foundation, Heritage Lecture.
Feulner, E. J. (1999, October 13). Welfare state turns compassion upside down. Washington: The Heritage Foundation.
Dubose, L. (1999, April 26). Running on empty: The truth about George W. Bush’s “compassionate conservatism.” The Nation.

Unit 3

Harrison, K., & Boyd, T. (2003). Liberalism. In Understanding political ideas and movements (pp. 195-213). Manchester, GBR: Manchester University Press.
Penner, N. (1992). Labour on the road to politics. In From protest to power: Social democracy in Canada 1900-present (pp. 38-51). Toronto: James Lorimer & Company Limited.
Mintz, S. (2006). Learn about the progressive era. Digital History. Houston TX: University of Huston.
PBS Online. (1999). The Progressive Era 1900-1918. In The American Experience: The Presidents.
PBS Online. (2009). “Theodore Roosevelt—Domestic Politics” in The American Experience
Penner, N. (1992). Liberalism and socialism in the nineteenth century. In From protest to power: Social democracy in Canada 1900-present (pp. 1-18). Toronto: James Lorimer & Company Limited.

Unit 4

Slack, P. (1998). The Common Weal. In From reformation to improvement: Public welfare in early modern England (pp. 5-28). New York: Oxford University Press.
Carniol, B. (2005). Roots: Early attitudes. In Case critical: Social services and social justice in Canada (pp. 35-42). Toronto: Between the Lines.
Parks Canada. (2009). Workers prior to 1850. In Canadian workers in history: An interpretation: 1600-1975. Gatineau, QC: Author.
Turner, J. C. (1986). The historical base. In J. C. Turner & F. J. Turner (Eds.), Canadian social welfare (2nd ed., pp. 51-59). Don Mills, ON: Collier Macmillan Canada.
Guest, D. (1997). The colonial inheritance. In The emergence of social security in Canada (pp. 11-19). Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press.
Smith, K. D. (2009). The liberal surveillance complex. In Liberalism, surveillance and resistance: Indigenous communities in western Canada, 1877-1927 (pp. 1-27). Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University AU Press.

Unit 5

Katz, M. B. (1995). The poorhouse era. In Improving poor people: The welfare state, the “underclass,” and urban schools as history (pp. 31-59). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Kidd, A. (1999). Charity organisation society. In State, society, & the poor in nineteenth-century England (pp. 97-107). New York: St. Martin’s Press.
Katz, M. B. (1995). Surviving poverty: Three New York stories. In Improving poor people: The welfare state, the “underclass,” and urban schools as history (pp. 148–172). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Carniol, B. (2005). Roots: Early attitudes. In Case critical: Social services and social justice in Canada, pp. 42-52. Toronto: Between the Lines.
Parks Canada. (2009). The rise of factories: 1850-1895, Monopoly capitalism, unions, and social reform: 1896-1939, and Workers and the state. In Canadian Workers in History: An Interpretation: 1600-1975. Gatineau, QC: Author.
Guest, D. (1997). The 1920’s: No priorities for welfare. In The emergence of social security in Canada (pp. 65-82). Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press.

Unit 6

Mintz, S. (2010). The new dealers. In Digital history—Period 1930s. University of Houston.
Mintz, S. (2010). The farmer’s plight. In Digital history—Period 1930s. University of Houston.
Mintz, S. (2010). The national recovery program. In Digital history—Period 1930s. University of Houston.
Mintz, S. (2010). Jobs programs. In Digital history—Period 1930s. University of Houston.
Lawson, A. (2006). Launching the welfare state. In Commonwealth of hope: The New Deal response to crisis (pp. 115-132). Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
Guest, D. (1997). The Second World War: Catalyst for social security advances. The emergence of social security in Canada (pp. 103-133). Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press.
Mungazi, D. A. (2001). The courts and a search for a passage. In Journey to the promised land: The African American struggle for development since the Civil War (pp. 25-49). Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
Vinovskis, M. A. (2008). Educational policy, the war on poverty, and the 1964 election. In Birth of Head Start: Preschool education policies in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations (pp. 35-59). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

Unit 7

Chunn, D. (2007). “Take it easy girls”: Feminism, equality, and social change in the media. In D. Chunn, S. Boyd, & H. Lessard (Eds.), Reaction and resistance: Feminism, law, and social change (pp. 31-64). Vancouver, BC: UBC Press.
Torjman, S. (2008). Social profits. Ottawa: Caledon Institute of Social Policy.

Unit 8

Narayan, D., Petesch, P., & Kapoor, S. (2009). Local public goods. In Moving out of poverty, volume 2: Success from the bottom up (pp. 318–328). New York, NY & Washington DC: Palgrave Macmillan & The World Bank.
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC). (2006). Chile: Social Economy. In International Scan of the Social Economy (pp. 38-42). Author.

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Human Resources and Social Development Canada. 2006. Senegal: Social Economy. In International Scan of the Social Economy (pp. 162-165). Author.

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Human Resources and Social Development Canada. 2006. Sweden: Social Economy. In International Scan of the Social Economy (pp. 182-187). Author.

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Goldenberg, M., Kamoji, W., Orton, L., & Williamson, M. (2009). Sections 3.5—4.2.2. In Social innovation in Canada: An update (pp. 15-24). Ottawa, ON: Canadian Policy Research Networks.
Makhoul, A. (2009). The Station 20 West project keeps on chugging. Ottawa, ON: Caledon Institute.

Unit 9

Goldenberg, M., Kamoji, W., Orton, L., & Williamson, M. (2009, September). In Social innovation in Canada: An update (pp. 27-31). Ottawa, ON: Canadian Policy Research Networks.
Federation of Canadian Municipalities. (2010). Part 2: Municipal social infrastructure. In Quality of life in Canadian communities: Mending Canada’s frayed social safety net: The role of municipal governments—Theme report #6 (pp. 36–54). Ottawa: Author.
Wong, W. (2010). Accelerating social innovation: Smart ideas for Canada. Ottawa, ON: Public Policy Forum.