This content area, understanding policies and laws and their relationships with families, is crucial to grasp as a student in the Child and Family Studies curriculum. The need to study policy as a CFS student is critical, because the overwhelming majority of graduates in this field will have a career and professional roles in family law and policy. Many CFS graduates hope to be employed in government agencies, nonprofit organizations, or church associations. In order to be fully successful in their future careers, CFS graduates must know their job role in its entirety, including the details of the law. It is critical to understand to its fullest capacity the rules and laws of the state and country to be able to help others as a human service worker. Specifically, a common career decision for CFS majors is social work. Knowing and understanding the laws and policies will provide students with a tangible view of the social work field. This curriculum is also a good basis for a further education and degree in Law School. This major will provide a great foundation for family law and policy in America. In addition, this curriculum allows CFS students to be enlightened by the history of family laws and where they originated. Knowing the laws and policies of the government are crucial when serving families and children. Being able to fully grasp the laws and policies of the government enables students to know what rights and limitations they have as a citizen and a human service worker in their future career.
The understanding of the difference between family policy and policies with a family perspective is a core concept taught in Human Ecology/Child and Family Studies 4052. Family policies are laws, rules, and regulations that directly support the four functions of families. The four family functions include: family creation, economic support, childrearing, and family caregiving. A family perspective in policy making includes policy makers examining laws, policies, rules, and regulations for the implicit or indirect influence on the four functions of the family. Another important topic discussed in the CFS policy course was the family’s fundamental rights established by the Court. The Court has established certain fundamental rights that pertain specifically to family life including: marry, procreate, the right not to be sterilized, access and practice of contraception for single, unmarried, and married people, abortion, a right to privacy, rearing and parenting children, and establishing and enjoying family relationships. In addition, the differences between the traditional and supplemental poverty measures were discussed thoroughly in the CFS curriculum. The contrasting poverty measures of the traditional poverty measure and the supplemental poverty measure produce drastically different poverty rates. The traditional poverty rate is the percentage of United States’ households at or below the poverty threshold. The poverty threshold, approximately $22,000 for a family of four, varies annually. The 2011 national poverty rate was 15% in 2011. The traditional poverty measure was calculated in 1960 by comparing the family’s annual income to three times the lowest cost of a food budget. Since then, the amount has been altered due to size of family and consumer price index. However, the traditional poverty measure does not take other factors into account when determining the cost of living for a household, such as, other resources, expenses, and geographic locations. The supplemental poverty measure, also known as the modern poverty measure, depicts a more accurate measure of poverty in the United States. In addition to factoring in a family’s annual income, family size, and consumer price index, the supplemental poverty measure also factors families’ resources, size, composition, expenses, and geographical locations in the cost of living.
HUEC/CFS 4052: Families: Policy and Law
POLI 2051: American Government
SOCL 4461: Criminology
The understanding of the difference between family policy and policies with a family perspective is a core concept taught in Human Ecology/Child and Family Studies 4052. Family policies are laws, rules, and regulations that directly support the four functions of families. The four family functions include: family creation, economic support, childrearing, and family caregiving. A family perspective in policy making includes policy makers examining laws, policies, rules, and regulations for the implicit or indirect influence on the four functions of the family. Another important topic discussed in the CFS policy course was the family’s fundamental rights established by the Court. The Court has established certain fundamental rights that pertain specifically to family life including: marry, procreate, the right not to be sterilized, access and practice of contraception for single, unmarried, and married people, abortion, a right to privacy, rearing and parenting children, and establishing and enjoying family relationships. In addition, the differences between the traditional and supplemental poverty measures were discussed thoroughly in the CFS curriculum. The contrasting poverty measures of the traditional poverty measure and the supplemental poverty measure produce drastically different poverty rates. The traditional poverty rate is the percentage of United States’ households at or below the poverty threshold. The poverty threshold, approximately $22,000 for a family of four, varies annually. The 2011 national poverty rate was 15% in 2011. The traditional poverty measure was calculated in 1960 by comparing the family’s annual income to three times the lowest cost of a food budget. Since then, the amount has been altered due to size of family and consumer price index. However, the traditional poverty measure does not take other factors into account when determining the cost of living for a household, such as, other resources, expenses, and geographic locations. The supplemental poverty measure, also known as the modern poverty measure, depicts a more accurate measure of poverty in the United States. In addition to factoring in a family’s annual income, family size, and consumer price index, the supplemental poverty measure also factors families’ resources, size, composition, expenses, and geographical locations in the cost of living.
HUEC/CFS 4052: Families: Policy and Law
POLI 2051: American Government
SOCL 4461: Criminology
HUEC/CFS 4052 examinations on material covered in course regarding family policies, laws, and court cases
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(Grade: A)
(Grade: A)
HUEC/CFS 4052
Family impact analysis on online articles on family policy
(Grade: A)
Family impact analysis on online articles on family policy
(Grade: A)