KINE 2049 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Seigneurial System Of New France, Wall Street Crash Of 1929, Social Protection
7 Jul 2017
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Week 2: social policy development: from the pre-contact era to the great depression. Despite diversity and variations across first nations, spiritual life was the organizing principle among aboriginal peoples. Egalitarian principles and caring for the needy people were based on ritual and custom. Social policy in post-contact era: the new france. Gradual reliance on formal rules for taking care of the needy people. The role of the church in provision of social services. The role of the state in providing social services. The interaction between the church and state in area of social welfare policy. The development of deserving and undeserving poor which is still relevant in the 21th century. Pre-confederation era: history of the poor law in british north american colonies. Its new version came into effect in 1830s. In canada, were referred to as house of industry and house of refuge. Industrialization and its social, economic and political ramifications. Growth went hand in hand with accumulation of misery.
