[SOWK 2100] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 16 pages long Study Guide!
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Policies that affect people in their public social status; how to make life better for people. Taxes, benefits, education and how society affects that. What policies work best when it comes to treating people in our society. How governing should be pursued when it comes to different social statuses. To be able to know the rights, responsibilities and resources of your clients. Need to know what is going on to be able to become active. Not only know the rules you are responsible for but also for the rules your clients are responsible for. Social welfare: the group of life-sustaining activities (finding housing, employment, cooking) that ensure human subsistence and thriving. *political economy: discipline related to economics, political science, history & social sciences. The context that shapes any given issue or aspect of human society (history, politics, economics, social factors, environment, location). These aspects in relationship to one another shape issues.