SOC214H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Welfare Fraud, Child Benefit, Social Insurance
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Nuclear family: that"s how we build houses. Social assistance: historically and now, this is geared to women with low income- below the poverty line, who do not have a partner to support them. Remember, if the woman resides with the husband, it is harder to receive social assistance. Hours of work have gotten longer over the last few decades. Canadian federal government have continued to assume that there is somebody at home taking care of children. When couples have children, often the mother changes her job to get a job that is more flexible or less demanding/ cuts back her hours/switches from full time to part time work. Men, on the other hand do not do this. This adjustment for women has lifelong impact on their earnings. Most governments argue for development meaning good day care not bad day care with trained staff early childhood education certificates and educational program built into daily routine.
