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Studying Social Policy at Salford

What is Social Policy?

What is social policy?

▪ Social policy seeks to understand the ways in which social issues and government policies impact on people’s well- being ▪ A key aim is to improve human welfare

Social policy?

Society Politics Economy

What is social policy?

• Social policy is interested

in a range of services which impact on people’s welfare

• Our modules allow you to

develop your interests across these areas Social Security

Education

Health Housing Social Services Employment

Social policy as an academic discipline

is not static but continually evolving is not homogeneous but comprised of different perspectives

Social Policy does not emerge in a vacuum. Its development and impact is defined by the dominant ideas of the day—ideas that might be racist, sexist, disablist, or heterosexist” (Walker, 2013).

What is Intersectionality?

Intersectionality:

• “The acknowledgement of differences among women” (Davis,

2008:70)

• Helps deconstruct binary oppositions,
• Conceptualizes multiple and shifting identities,

Intersectionality & Policy

Intersectionality & Policy

• Intersectional policy analysis aims to identify and address “the

way specific acts and policies address the inequalities experiences by various social groups” (Bishwakarma, Hunt, and Zajicek, 2007:9).

• One size does not fit all.
• Policy is not neutral.
• It is not experienced the same way by everyone.
• Therefore, difference should be considered when developing,

implementing, and evaluating policy

Intersectionality & Policy

• Identify four stages of policy

making

• Demonstrate how

intersectionality can be of benefit at each stage.

• (Bishwakarma, Hunt, and

Zajicek, 2007) 1.Agenda Setting (problem structuring. 2.Policy Formulation (alternatives and recommendation) 3.Policy Implementation (monitoring) 4.Policy Assessment (evaluation)

Agenda Setting (problem structuring.

Problem definition stage. Important to understand who defines when, where, and why certain issues become important (and which don’t). Establish whether defined problem is experienced in the same way by all groups.

Policy Formulation

What’s the potential impact on marginalized groups? Questions asked such as what are the desired results? Determines if proposal addresses the problem through intersectional perspective. Policy Proposal adopted by form of government.

Policy Implementation

Adopted policy is carried out. Evaluation of policy in accordance with intersectional nature of policy. One example is are members of the targeted population involved with the implementing agency?

Policy Assessment

Intersectional nature of the issue must be considered. Determines whether policy objectives have been achieved.

Studying Social Policy

Our social policy programme

Our social policy degree is perfect for students who want to challenge the status quo – those with a keen interest in current affairs and who want to understand and tackle contemporary social issues.

Our core strengths

• Housing and homelessness
• Insecure work/insecure lives
• Children and families
• Welfare reform/ impact of austerity/benefits
• Health and social care
• Immigration and migration
• Global social policy
• Employment

How we teach

• Lectures and seminars
• Student-led sessions
• Self-directed study
• Placement opportunities
• Mentoring programme
• Confidence-building
• Personal tutorship

Example modules:

• Level 4: Studying Social Policy; Policy into Practice; Shaping,

making, doing Social Policy.

• Level 5: Sex & Death; Differentiation; Gender Issues, Sociology
• f Health and Illness
• Level 6: Precarity and Insecure Lives; Housing Policy and

Society; dissertation; placements.

Employment trajectories

• Local, regional, national and international work.
• Central and local government, voluntary and third

sector, public affairs.

• Social work, criminal justice, health, education,

housing, urban renewal, advocacy, poverty and social inclusion work.

• Practitioners, researchers, policy-makers, or

project managers. 2018/19 graduates - overall employability is at 80%

Questions?

Further information

Visit our official website: http://www.salford.ac.uk/ug-courses/social-policy @Salford_SocPol Search ‘Social Policy at Salford’ Contact the Admissions team: Karen Kinghorn (k.kinghorn@salford.ac.uk / 0161 295 6975)

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