social issues Flashcards
name two groups of people that were considered to be middle class
factory owners, merchants, doctors
what percentage of GB was the working class
75%
what percentage of people did Charles booth find that were living in poverty in london
30%
what much did Rowntree believe that you had to earn to stay out of poverty in York
21 shilling a week
name three factors that Rowntree and booth believed caused poverty
unemployment, irregular work, low wages, old age
name two taxes introduced under the peoples budget
sliding scale income tax, super tax
what was the poor law
old law dating back to Eliz, if you needed help you were sent to a workhouse where there were poor condition.
name two of the liberals welfare reforms that helped children
education act 1906 (meals)
education act 1907 (medical)
child act 1908 (neglect)
name two of the liberal welfare reforms that helped workers
Nat ins act 1911 (unemployed)
labour exchanges 1909
name two of the liberal welfares that helped the elderly and the sick
OAP Act 1908
Nat Ins Act 1911 (sickness)
define deserving poor
poor through no fault of their own, window, orphans , sick, old
define undeserving poor
able bodies people who, society believed, could find work to support themselves and their families
why was the 1909 town planning act challenged
wealthy landlords who refused to give up land for development
why did the 1906 education act have little impact
house of lords rejected it largely
name two liberals who did not want full scale state intervention
DLG
Winston Churchill
