SOCWORK 2B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Halifax Explosion, Terra Nullius, Neoliberalism

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Work
• Course: SOCWORK 2B03
• Professor: Jennie Vengris

Document Summary

Wh y we n e e d to kn ow a b o u t th e h is to ry: P e ople te nd to a s s ume tha t the his tory of s ocia l we lfa re is s ta gna nt, line a r. S ocia l we lfa re is dyna mic. The wa ys we orga nize our re s pons e s to s ocia l proble ms a re through obje ct re s e a rch. The va lue s we bring to unde rs ta nd s ocia l proble ms impa cts how the y a re s olve d. P e ople be lie ve s ocia l we lfa re come s from a s ocie ty & gove rnme nt tha t wa nts to do good for pe ople.