SOCWK300R Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Unemployment Insurance Act 1920, Social Democracy, Neoconservatism

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Social Work (Social Development Studies)
• Course: SOCWK300R
• Professor: Tom Brenner

Document Summary

Sds 300r - lecture 5 - ideological, social, and economic influences. Provides way of interpreting problems and designing solutions ideological beliefs focus on nature of: ideal political system, ideal economic system, ideal social goals. Political ideology: special emphasis on role of gov"t should play in economic and social matters. Political parties changed over years: ex; liberal used to be a centrist party, but is not as they take positions to the right (which is supposed to be conservatives) Ndp party has not advocated for things they"ve advocated for me in the past. Gave states incentives to create jobs for those on welfare. Liberal party chretien and martin got rid of cap and epfa = gave less money to provinces for health care,post-secondary, welfare, But also more power and autonomy changed unemployment insurance act to employment insurance act, so system less generous to the unemployed.