Social Problems and Social policy

Lecture notes for The Social Construction of Poverty and Policy Responses from 13/10/22. Includes poverty as a social problem, social constructions, policy framing of poverty, and a history of poverty.

Lecture notes for Human Needs and Wellbeing from 20/10/22. Includes needs, needs and policy, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Max-Neef's Taxonomy of Fundamental Human Needs, Bradshaw's Taxonomy of Needs, state meets needs and social policy

Lecture for Family Homelessness and Policy Responses from 03/11/22. Includes housing as a need, policy responses to housing, UK housing crisis, family homelessness, family housing as an issue, consequences of family homelessness and inadequate housing.

Lecture notes for Disability as a social problem or a disabling society? from 24/11/22 Includes disability policy, medical model, social model, history of disability, and policy response to disability.

Lecture notes for Income Inequality from 01/12/22. Includes description and analysis of The Spirit Level and problems with health, education, crime and climate change, as well as implications