Unit 2 Module 3

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY
Overview
Unit 2 Module 3 - Social Development and Poverty
In this section we shall examine issues dealing with:
1. Theories of Social Change and Development
 * Evolutionary Theories
 * Modernization Theories
 * Dependency Theories
 * World System Theory
 * Globalization
2. Measurement of Social Development
3. Issues of Caribbean Development
 * Industrialization
 * Urbanization
 * Bureaucratization
 * Tourism
 * Gender
 * Health

4. Poverty
5. Theoretical Perspectives on Poverty
 * Culture of Poverty
 * Marxist Perspective
 * Functionalist
6. Categories of the Poor
7. Poverty Alleviation Policies