The paper is to be between five and ten double-spaced pages in length. If you consult sources other than Folbre, make sure that they are properly referenced. If all the references are to Folbre, just make sure that you mention the page numbers for specific references or quotes.

The topic is to write a paper on some part of the historical experiences discussed in the last half of Folbre, Who Pays for the Kids? or on a current or historical issue related to social reproduction in Canada. The paper should use some ideas from and show how the composite theoretical framework developed by Folbre (see p. 49 for a summary of this approach) help explain and interpret the current or historical experiences. Also critique the approach of Folbre where you find that it may be incomplete or inadequate.

As examples, the paper could:

• Discuss the development of social welfare policy in one of the three regions in Chapters 4-6.
• Compare the factors associated with the decline of fertility in two of the regions.
• Examine how feminist movements have affected the status of women in one or more of the regions.
• Discuss issues related to the changes in Canadian social policy in recent years. Some of these have involved reducing the coverage of social programs (e.g. employment insurance), others have involved reorganizing programs (e.g. health care). These changes have occurred at the local, provincial, and national levels and involve policies such as the recent social union agreements. Some of the other programs you might discuss are family allowances and the child tax credit, unemployment and employment insurance, child poverty, the effects of feminist movements on issues related to social reproduction, or changes in fertility in Canada.

Note: If you wish to pick a topic different from the above, check the topic with me first.

Paul Gingrich

February 16, 1999