Soc Quiz 2 Flashcards
Poverty assistance was … based through most of US history (as opposed to … programs)
locally
national
When did state-level programs grow?
What were they
early 20th century
workers compensation
widows benefits
When did federal relief grow?
In what forms?
1930’s in response to the Great Depression
Worker’s Progress Administration
Social Security Act (1935)
What did the Social Security Act provide?
pensions and public assistance (Aid to Dependent Children- ADC) to poor children
When was the War on Poverty
1964
What did the war on poverty create?
food stamps, medicare, Medicaid, cash welfare (AFDC) expansion, supplemental security income(1974)(income for people with disabilities)
When was welfare reformed?
1996
What did welfare reform do?
cut cash welfare, enacted work requirements, but other programs continued to grow
Type of government program that is universal, available to all people when requirements are met, no income eligibility requirement?
Social insurance
Type of government program that a person needs to have low income to qualify?
Public assistance
Types of social insurance
social security and medicare (larger, covers more people, more popular, more expensive)
Types of public assistance
cash welfare, food stamps, medicaid
Why is poverty higher in the US in comparison to other wealthy countries?
even with the growth of spending in the US, government spending in Western European countries tends to be higher on social welfare programs
What percent of people in the US are below 50% of the median household income? Where do they rank globally?
15%
Tied for sixth highest in the world
Homelessness is relatively … in the US with …% of the population being homeless.
uncommon
0.2%
