SOCWORK 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Medicalization, Leilani Muir, Social Rejection

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Work
• Course: SOCWORK 1A06
• Professor: chase

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**write feedback yes on title page for critical literature review. But it typically involves these 4 common elements: 4. if we have a social problem, experienced by all these people and its undesirable then it has to be rectifiable, has to have a solution to it. Social problems are complex social constructs, there can be multiple definitions, interpretations and solutions, could be subjective, objective and ideological. Guest speaker-jeff black-child welfare as a part of the social welfare/state sponsored model. Jeff worked for profit specialized treatment group home for male youth. Then worked for not profit emergency shelter for families experiencing homelessness. The first face of child welfare-marry ellen mccormack. Pret 1873, girl adopted was mistreated and no clear legislation existed regarding the abuse or maltreatment of children. State had no formal role or jurisdiction over child welfare in any community so went to cruelty animal. American society for the prevention of cruelty to animals became involved;