SWRK 1001H Midterm: SWRK Test #1 Completed Review

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Equity giving everyone what they need in order to be equal. Oppressed: making oneself more powerful by marginalizing targeted groups. Example:// everyone gets one box regardless of height to see over the fence: exploitation work which benefits the dominant group economically, socially, politically (ex. Allows others to be grouped by supposed" characteristics associated with them" (ex. Are drunks) white men are not grouped in the same way: violence becomes acceptable" and in some cases expected because of social context and group identity, threat of violence always exists. Encourage and strengthen job security and employment support (pension) Encourage adults to save for future (retirement) Encourage and strengthen involvement and mobility in labour market. Redistribute income to minimize levels of poverty. Social policy: a reflection of socities values and beliefs of what society should look like and how it should operate. Social safety net: a limited range of targeted publically funded programs.