SWP 302 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Deficit Spending, Indian Act, On-To-Ottawa Trek
6 Dec 2016
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Social policy as a set of: practices, institutions, programs (non-profit, voluntary, private, etc. , knowledges, values/ideologies. A subset of public policy that address human welfare (i. e. , health, safety and well being) A set of practices, institutions, and programs (e. g. , laws, legislation, by-laws, human rights codes, agency protocols, professional guidelines, etc. ) Involves the action/inaction of public authorities who work directly in the delivery of social services. Stems from past, situated in present, gives us direction for the future. Social programs are often cut back at the expense of economic needs. Anytime country is in recession, first thing to go is social programs (rob. Ford cut social programs but that didn"t increase toronto"s budget) the term for this is: retrenchment. Decides on who ought to get what type of service visible/invisible. Determines how much resource will be expended upon what individuals. Individuals/families/communities tend to be simultaneously impacted by a number of policies. Impacts all areas of worker & service user relations.
