It was this report that had such a large influence on Labour's reforms after they came into power. In essence, Beveridge advocated that all people in work would pay a single weekly flat rate contribution into the state insurance fund. This would cover all possible contingencies that might befall people throughout their lives. In return for these contributions, a new Ministry of Social Security would provide people with subsistence in the form of sickness, medical, maternity, old age, unemployment, widows, orphans, industrial injury and funeral benefits. Poverty was seen as the key social problem which affected all others.
In the article “Social work and social reform: an arena of struggle”, Mimi Abramovitz examines challenges that social work profession has been facing throughout 100 years of its existence. History of activism during the 20th century, obstacles to social reform and political climate of the profession are discussed by the author. In addition, M. Abramovitz talks about the importance of the social work history to be included in the social work education. In this critical assignment, I will summarize main points of the article, give a reflection upon the author’s argument and comment on my own reactions to the reading. Since the mid 60’s, role of the social work in the social reform was recognized by the Council on Social Work Education and the National Association of Social Workers.
This essay aims to evaluate the current welfare issue chosen: How the new National Health Service (NHS) bill and government funding cuts are affecting and will affect midwifery respectively. The history will be discussed, and an examination and analysis of political ideologies that have influenced the issue given. Sir William Beveridge is often referred to as the ‘architect of the welfare state.’ During the Second World War the then Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, commissioned him to investigate the current welfare situation and suggest ways of improving it (Timmins 2001). William Beveridge then produced The Beveridge Report of 1942. Beveridge proposed a system of national insurance that systematically led to the development of the ‘welfare state.’ The recommendations proposed were based on Beveridge’s ambitious goal to eradicate the five ‘giant evils’ that were forming a barrier to post war reconstruction; Poverty, Idleness, Want, Ignorance and Disease.
There were many forces and ideas that motivated forces inspired efforts to remake and reform American society during the antebellum years. Americans were turning to make society better by dividing antebellum (Before the civil war). It was abolitionism, attempting to end slavery. Promote women’s rights and turn to god. Battle poverty and darkness behind this movement were there major movement’s abolitionism.
The No Child Left Behind Act is a policy that affects a lot of the clients in the social work field. This policy has an impact with the work that I do with my clients at work. The No Child Left Behind Act is an act that is federally funded, which allows schools to make sure that students are not falling behind and are ready to advance to the next level with the curriculum of reading and math. The No Child Left Behind Act affects my clients who are mainly of the African American race in several ways both positive and negative. The Act was proposed in 2001 by President Bush and he signed it into law in 2002 (CITE).
Access to Higher Education 1. Everyone has the right to inclusive education of high quality free of charge. 2. Everyone has the right to access correct information, in a transperent manner, on the content, outcome and requirements of an educational programme. 3.
1) Why analyze the Evolution of the American welfare state? We have to analyze how americans have responded to different social problems that include homelessness, poverty, malnutrition, mental and physical illness, disrupted families, orphaned or abused children, violence and discrimination. After analyzing the evolution, it allows changes to be made. 2) The gradual evolution of the American welfare State - 17-18th centuries: American colonists brought from Europe a cultural inheritance that influenced the early development of the American welfare policy. ( Protestant reformation and enlightenment) - First half of 19th century: the social welfare institutions were consonant with the realities of an agricultural, dispersed and entrepreneurial
David B. Grusky and Ravi Kanbur 2006, Poverty and inequality ,Book, Standford University press, Stanford, California 2006 by the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford In this book that was written by David B. Grusky and Ravi Kanbur, they are focusing on the topic of poverty and inequality among the general level in the society. The book aims to explain the reason of poverty and inequality, thus showing readers several cases of inequality and poverty among the world which we may not be able to be aware of. The book concludes with a reminder of increasing the awareness of poverty and inequality. The book has included a lot of data about poverty and inequality which helps me a lot in understanding the phenomenon of them thus creating this summary. The authors of the book also provides some very creative ways to stop or help in these two problems.
Community development practice has arisen from a variety of sources and settings. Its roots can be traced to the social reform movement in Britain and North America in the latter half of the 18thcentury. Community development principles were formulated and applied in third world development efforts following decolonization. In the 50's and 60's community development, as it came to be called, was used in deprived or underdeveloped urban and rural settings in North America (Smith, 1979: 52). Community development was a response to the perceived disintegration of society due to rapid technological change, economic dislocations, disruption in traditional family and community structures and the extension of government and commercial services into personal and family life, with negative impacts on personal effectiveness and community ties (Carey, 1979:20).
Critically discuss the impact of, and responses to poverty and social exclusion among a selected social group within, national and international context (as appropriate) and analyse the potential of inclusive social work to respond adequately. Poverty and inequality go back a long way into post-war history. It affects people at different times, from different social and age groups and still remains a major problem on both national and international levels. Poverty can be said to have been created or recreated to some extent by the social and economic policies that have been developed over the years to respond to or control it. (Alcock 2006).