Winners and Losers: Poverty, Welfare, Justice in Australia - HIST2047

   
   
 
Contact: O'Brien,Anne Philomena
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Offered: Semester 1 2005
 
 
Fee Band: 1
 
 

Description


A historical examination of poverty, welfare and the quest for social justice in Australia. Traces the transition from charity to welfare; examines the historical relationships between poverty and social problems such as delinquency, domestic violence, insanity; analyses images of Australia from working man's paradise to 'clever country', and examines the cultural and economic context of the New Conservatism.