SOCWK120R Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Old Age Security, Redistribution Of Income And Wealth, Unemployment Benefits
17 Sep 2015
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Residual view: social welfare should be a limited response when all else fails temporary to human need, only implemented when all else fails based on premise that two natural ways to which ind. needs are met: the family and market economy based on idea that gov"t should play limited role in distribution of social welfare & should only step in when normal sources of support fail and ind. unable to help selves. highly targeted to those most in need provide benefits at a low level to discourage use and make social welfare appear undesirable. Structural approach: social welfare should help people in need, expose and seek to change underlying inequalities in society that cause these problems relatively new views welfare state as one of necessary contradictions of capitalism sees social problems and inequalities as a built in feature of society which needs to change never underlined canada"s social policy, but vocalized by variety of groups and org.
