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COURSE NUMBER : HUME 103

II. COURSE TITLE : SOCIAL POLICIES

III. COURSE DESCRIPTION : Social and resources policies based on

analysis of problems and approaches:
Introduction to benefit/costs in human,
social and economic terms.

IV. PRE-REQUISITE : COI

V. SEMESTER OFFERED : Second Semester

VI. Credit : 3 Units

VII. Number of Hours : 3 hours a week (for regular)

6 hours a week (for intensive)

VIII. COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the course the students shall be able to articulate and
particularize social policies in terms of their goals and requirements. More
specifically, the students shall be able to:

A. Establish the foundation and scope of social policies;

B. Operationalize and apply social policy analysis;
C. Determine the operational and institutional requirements for
social policy implementation; and
D. Assess the benefits and costs of specific social policies.

Course Requirements/Grading
a. Examinations (3-hour exams and quizzes) - 60%
b. Policy papers (individual and group) - 20%
c. Class participation/attendance, others - 20%
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100%

IX. Course Outline

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1. PERSPECTIVE OF SOCIAL POLICIES
1.1. Four-Layer Contextual View 6
1.1.1. Social policy as a philosophical concept
1.1.2. Social policy as a product
1.1.3. Social policy as a process
1.1.4. Social policy as a framework for action
1.2. Basic Human Needs and Social Policies
1.2.1. Biological – material needs
1.2.2. Social-psychological needs
1.2.3. Productive-creative needs
1.2.4. Security needs
1.2.5. Self-actualization needs
1.2.6. Spiritual needs

1.3. Alternative Formulations/Orientation of Social Policies

1.3.1. Selected definitions of Social Policy
1.3.2. Social policies and social development
1.4. Unifying Perspectives About Social Policies
1.4.1. Values perspective
1.4.2. Political perspective
1.4.3. Fiscal perspective
2. A SETTING FOR SOCIAL POLICIES 6
2.1. Philippine Social Realities
2.1.1. Relatively low income
2.1.2. Relatively high poverty level
2.1.3. Highly skewed income distribution
2.2. Societal Aspirations of the Filipinos
2.2.1. The Philippine Constitution as the basic foundation of social policies

2.3.Value Profile of the Filipino

2.3.1. Strengths of the Filipino character
2.3.2. Weaknesses of the Filipino character
2.3.3. Suggested traits to be developed/strengthened
2.3.4. Proposed strategies to achieve the goals for change
2.4. Social Reform Agenda of the Philippines
2.4.1. Modernizing the Filipino through social reform
2.4.2. Convergence: multi-sectoral, multi-level partnership
3. OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL POLICIES 3
3.1. The Production of Social Outcomes
3.1.1. The central concern
3.1.2. Social activities of institutions
3.1.3. Institutional inter dependence
3.1.4. Relevant social consequences
3.2. The Distribution of Social Outcomes
3.2.1. Improving the position of the disadvantaged sectors
3.2.2. Measures of distribution/dispersion

3.3. Social Policies and Social Change

3.3.1. Improve or raise the welfare distribution functions
3.3.2. Shift the distribution of people in a social space
3.3.3. Types of social change

4. SOCIAL POLICY FRAMEWORKS 6

4.1.Human Centered Social Development
4.1.1. Social equity
4.1.2. Inter-regional and international equity
4.1.3. Living presence of the future
 4.1.4. Sensitiveness to the present

4.2.Varieties of Models/Frameworks for Policy Analysis

4.2.1. Models and Frameworks
4.2.2. Some key concepts

4.3. Specific Models/Framework Formulations/Approaches

4.3.1. Objective-focused policy approach
4.3.2. Human-needs-focused model
4.3.3. Value-based consumer behavior
4.3.4. Socio-economic models

5. SOCIAL POLICY DEVELOPMENT 6

5.1. Social Policy Cycle
5.1.1. Problem specification
5.1.2. Policy development and the structuring of alternative proposals
5.1.3. Policy ratification and acceptance
5.1.4. Policy implementation: Planning and design
5.1.5. Policy evaluation/assessment and refurbishment

5.2. Social Policy Processes

5.2.1. Optional allocation
5.2.2. Mutual adjustment
5.2.3. Routinized activity

5.3. Types of Social Policies

5.3.1. Regulatory
5.3.2. Distributive
5.3.3. Redistributive
5.3.4. Capitalization
5.3.5. Ethical

5.4. Formal Social Policy Formulation

5.4.1. How A Bill Becomes A Law in the Philippines

6. SOCIAL POLICY ANALYSIS 9

6.1. The Rational Choice Approach: The Rational Actor
6.1.1. Assumption
6.1.2. Context of rationality
6.1.3. Profile of a rational actor

6.2. Social Structural Analysis

6.2.1. Context of social structural analysis
6.2.2. Varieties of social structural analysis

6.3. Comparative applications of the analytical approaches

6.3.1. Substantive distinctions
6.3.2. Operational distinctions
6.3.3. Implications for policy formulation

6.4. Social Indicators

6.4.1. Social statistics vs. Social indicators
6.4.2. Uses of Social Indicators
6.4.3. Types of Social Indicators
6.4.4. Qualities of Social Indicators
6.4.5. System of Social Indicators
6.4.6. Social Report

6.5. Social Outcome and Welfare Distributions

6.5.1. Social outcome function
6.5.2. Welfare distribution function
6.5.3. Population distribution function
7. SOCIAL POLICY IMPLEMENTATION 6
7.1. Social Policy Roles
7.1.1. As Advocates
7.1.2. As Technicians
7.1.3. As Pragmatists

7.2. Implementation Guidelines

7.2.1. Tenets of implementation
7.2.2. Operational Thrusts

7.3. Implementation Program and Performance

7.3.1. Specific actions and outputs
7.3.2. Qualitative features
7.3.3. Performance criteria

7.4. Politics of Implementation

7.4.1. Power control/imperative model
7.4.2. Bargaining
7.4.3. Gaming
7.4.4. Negotiation
7.4.5. Political stumbling blocks

7.5. Services for Policy Implementation

7.5.1. Social research
7.5.2. Social marketing
7.5.3. Organization institution development

8. ASSESSMENT OF THE BENEFITS AND COST OF 6

SOCIAL POLICIES
8.1. Sources and Impact of Social Policies
8.1.1. Economic context
8.1.2. Institutional context
8.1.3. Cultural-Ideological context

8.2. Some Evaluative Concepts

8.2.1. Effectiveness/Efficiency
8.2.2. Equity
8.2.3. Pareto-optimality
8.2.4. Public interest

8.3. Perspectives of benefits and costs

8.3.1. Private benefits/costs
8.3.2. Social benefits/costs

8.4. Modes of Assessing Public Choices

8.4.1. System analysis
8.4.2. Cost-benefit analysis
8.4.3. Program budgeting
8.4.4. Political budgeting

8.5. Problems in Evaluative Research

8.5.1. Interpersonal comparison of values
8.5.2. Externalities and unintended consequences
8.5.3. Optimum distributions
8.5.4. Social arrangements
8.5.5. Temporal relevance and variabilities

9. SYNTHESIS OF THE COURSE

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