Caring in Context: Poverty, Exclusion & Care

University of East LondonTake a step into higher education with this single module taken from the BA (Hons) Social Care degree course. You'll earn an Associate Certificate qualification from the University of East London, and 20 university credits that will count towards a higher award if you choose to continue your studies.

This course examines the role of social care in the context of vulnerable groups, such as children, young people, those who are homeless, unemployed or experiencing illness. It looks at the needs of these groups, and explores the nature of poverty. You'll look at the history of policy making, particularly in the European Union, examine the role of the media in social exclusion and poverty, and learn to analyse social care data and present statistical information.

What will I study?

  • National and international contexts of policy making and implementation and their historical development
  • Representations of social exclusion in the media and the impact of this on public opinion
  • Difference and social policy, poverty and exclusion
  • The debates between and within the paradigmatic approaches of ‘social exclusion’ and ‘poverty’

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