What is social welfare? Flashcards
What does social welfare do?
-provides interventions for people to improve lives
When is social welfare involved?
When things in society are incorrect
What are the two major approaches to social welfare?
Residual and institutional
How many perspectives are there in social welfare?
4
What are the 4 perspectives in social welfare?
economic policy, safety net, means to self actualization, and contract between society and individual
What is a safety net?
- 1 perspective on social welfare that states that people should not be at the bottom
- Only comes in a residual approach
- When people are struggling, they need help
What is an economic policy?
-The economic policy of governments covers the systems for setting levels of taxation, government budgets, the money supply and interest rates as well as the labour market, national ownership, and many other areas of government interventions into the economy.
Most factors of economic policy can be divided into either fiscal policy, which deals with government actions regarding taxation and spending, or monetary policy, which deals with central banking actions regarding the money supply and interest rates.
What is the contract between a society and the individual?
-All people who are a part of society have an expectation that society is going to be doing certain things for them because they are a member, so they should be behaving a certain way
What is the means to self-actualization?
- It’s a perspective in social welfare.
- Self actualization means that all people are able to reach the best they can be
- By having social welfare, we can all reach our goals and succeed
What does social welfare sector do?
tackles public issues beyond a person’s scope
What are public issues?
- problems a person can’t solve
- hence government steps in
Is this statement T or f? Social welfare addressed public issues.
T
Is this statement true or false T or f?
Chapin’s definition of social welfare is the rules regulations, laws that govern the benefits and services provided (given) by governmental and private organizations to assist people in meeting their needs
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Is the following statement T or f?
Residual perspective/approach offers help when no other government, organizations, people, family, or economy can help. They meet the basic, social, economic, educational and health needs of all people, which are fundamental to the maintenance of society.
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T or f?:
-Residual approach is not there for everyone/everybody and you get it when you show that you absolutely need it.
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T or f?
-Medicaid is a means tested program and is residual (provides healthcare to people who can’t afford it).
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T or f?
-In the residual perspective, family and market are the main areas of assistance (primary sources of assistance) in which help is given (offered).
T
T or f?
-In a residual approach, the safety net of gov welfare can come in when other resources are unavailable, and should be taken back when regular social structures- the family, econ system work properly, gov work marginal.
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T or f? Welfare only comes in when people’s needs cannot be met.
-T
What is the institutional perspective?
- It is linked/related/associated with a broad definition of social welfare, and states that helping individuals is a basic, & integral function of society, and that government intervention is necessary/mandatory in aiding people to overcome their dilemmas/obstacles.
- States that social welfare programs are an investment to human capital helping all people achieve self-fulfillment.
T or f? Education is an institutional perspective. Why?
- T
- -Because everyone is entitled to, or has the right to a public education.
What is the institutional perspective on social problems/issues?
-Institutional perspective states that social problems are caused by industrialization, and its impact on the economy and traditional social institutions like family and states that all people will need some sort of help from the social welfare sector at some point in their lives, and when society isn’t working well, it is the fault of the society, and not people.
What are values?
- Intrinsically important to (provide a foundation to) social welfare, and social work, we do not think about because they are a part of who we are as an individual, part of the society and families we live in, and they are should statements underline perception of a problem
- rule what we believe we should be doing in terms of social policy, and how society should be?
What is social welfare based on?
American beliefs, values, and cultures
What do values do?
Shape what we do as decision makers
What is the concept of rugged individualism?
-I can do it attitude, independence, shuns help from others
What is looked as a blessing, Protestants said it would give you salvation, and a means to an end?
-Work
T or f?
-In Europe, work is viewed as a means to an end. People work to live and it is fundamental, and workers get at least a month of paid vacation a year, and it can be six weeks, because leisure is important to well-being
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T or f?
Values and ideologies are beliefs, beliefs lie on a continuum, and change over time, body of beliefs and ideologies may develop around a set of values, values and ideologies shape definition of a problem, how we make decisions, and approach life (make decisions). -T
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What are the 2 major ideological traditions we have in the United States?
-Conservatism and liberalism
What does Conservatism state?
- role of gov needs to be limited
- encourage private sector
- focuses on personal achievement
- ” “ self reliance
- ” “ family values
- ” “ voluntary sector
- ” “ altruism
LG PA SR FV VS A
What are the causes of inequity in conservatism?
-Some people are more meritorious, others have troubles that stop them from making it, upward mobility (moving up), and if people are not making it, it is due to a problem with them and not society
What is horizontal equity?
- treat people same
- all have equal chance to compete
- people should start from same place
What does vertical equity say?
- People who earn more should give more through taxes
- Everyone needs to have the same amount of resources
- bring people to the same level
- poor are poor because of structural reasons (due to society)
- public issues
What does liberalism state?
- Government is needed to save people from abuse
- all men are created equally
- focuses on commanilities
- social collectivity
- people can self-actualize
What do social workers focus on?
- knowing what problems are; fixing and changing them, empowering, liberating people to enhance their well-being
- utilizing theories of human behavior and social systems
- social work steps in at points where people interact with environment
- human rights and social justice
How do we know that a problem is considered social problem?
- there is documentation
- people say so
- discrepancy between society wants & what occurs
T or f? Many problems that require social interventions.
T
T or f? Poverty is a global issue.
T
T or f? Domestic violence is a global issue.
T
T or f?
The Elder Justice Act of 2010 1st legislation on elder abuse addressing neglect, abuse, & violence against elderly individuals.
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-Awareness helps come up with solutions to problems that we face in society.
T or f?
T
If people think a problem is not a social problem then it is not.
T or f?
T
If 1 person is unemployed in 1,000 people what type of problem is that?
private
15 million people of 50 million, then it’s what type of problem?
public
How are social problems shaped?
-people in power and government
What type of issue is substance use?
-Criminal justice issue in the U.S.A
What are the repercussions of substance abuse particularly opioids?
-Deemed a criminal and put in jail
Substance issue is what type of issue in Europe?
Public
T or f? Perceptions or viewpoints of problems change over time, and an example is births out of wedlock
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What is true about perception of problems?
Perceptions of problems alter over time.
What is an example of changing of perception of a problem?
-Elder abuse and births out of wedlock
What type of problem is elder abuse?
-social
What forms can elder abuse come in?
-phys, sex, psych
T or f? Elder abuse is happening more frequently
T
Once the social problem has been identified, what is society’s and our role?
-create policies and services addressing problem
T or f? It is only when a problem is defined as a social problem in a society that social work interventions are sought, and we can work to advocate for change in issues so they are seen as social issues and problems.
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How do we create change?
-working with people, society and agencies
What is the purpose of sustainable development goals (SDGs)?
-lay the foundation to social change
How do we reach sustainable development goals?
-Individual practice, working w/ cities, organizations strengthening society making change on global level.
