Social policies are enacted to address particular social problems

Social policies are enacted to address particular social problems. Like social policy, the nature of social problems is a function of the ideological context. In other words, the framing of a social problem will greatly depend on deeply held values and assumptions. Students will write an 8-10 paged paper (double-spaced and not including references) comparing/contrasting the perspectives of TWO main ideological paradigms as presented in class for a chosen Canadian social policy. The selected social policy can be a current or historical one and can be at the federal, provincial, or municipal level.