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Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
POVERTY AND SOCIAL WORK	USHB129	1. Semester	2 + 0	2.0	5.0

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Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery	Question-answer, discussion, expression, analyze, evaulation.
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Goals	It is aimed to teach topics such as role and functions of social work to prevent poverty and determiners of poverty at micro and macro level, reasons of poverty in Turkey and world, definitions of poverty, culture of poverty, poverty as a social and economic problem and leanings at poverty.
Course Content	Poverty and definitions of poverty Chronic poverty Resons of poverty Privation and poverty culture of poverty Feminize of poverty Income poverty in Turkey and in the world Global social work and poverty Social risks and poverty Human poverty and human development poverty reduction strategies micro strategies macro strategies Field of social aid and poverty Necessity of social work for poverty Overall evaulation
Learning Outcomes	1) S/he comprehends poverty and types of poverty. 2) S/he understands causes of poverty 3) S/he explains effects of poverty on individuals, families and societies globalization process 4) S/he discusses the impact of poverty on disadvantaged individuals or groups such as women, children, youth, elderly, disabled people. 5) S/he understands the characteristics of poverty psychology and poverty culture 6) S/he makes the link between poverty and human rights 7) S/he explain the relationship between poverty and social assistance.