SOCIAL POLICY Social policy refers to guidelines and principals that are used to improve the lives of people. As noted by Midgley‚ J .(1994). Social policy refers to the principals and guidelines that guide people in human relations and interactions and how people deal with particular issues in society. Social policy has two activities involved there is policy meaning a guide to making decisions while social refers to people and organizations in society and their interactions. These include institutions
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Family Law Family law is an area of law that deals with family related issues and domestic relations including – the nature of marriage‚ domestic partnerships‚ spousal abuse‚ adoption‚ child custody‚ surrogacy‚ divorce‚ property rights‚ alimony and others. In the past‚ family law was largely concentrated around issues of marriage‚ divorce‚ property rights and succession. In certain societies such as India‚ the modern family law continues to be subjected to customary law – the customs‚ conventions
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Unit 7 Social Policy LO1 Understand the significant historical and contemporary landmarks in social welfare provision 1.1 Outline significant historical and contemporary landmarks in social policy. Social policy is the study of social services and the welfare state. In general terms‚ it looks at the idea of social welfare‚ and its relationship to politics and society. More specifically‚ it also considers detailed issues in * policy and administration of social services‚ including
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EssayExamine the reasons for the increased family and household diversity in the last 40 years. (24 marks)Functionalists believe that the modern family can be generalised to a ‘cereal packet image’ – named because of the way that the media portray the typical family that consists of two parents‚ one male and one female‚ and then two or three children. However‚ there is now a strong body of evidence to suggest that there are now a wider variety of family types‚ which shows that there has been an increase
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Social Policy Introduction Social Policy is an educational subject concerned with the lessons of social activities and the welfare condition. The Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics names social policy as "an interdisciplinary and practical subject concerned with the analysis of societies’ reactions to social need. It search for foster in its students a aptitude to understand hypothesis and proof strained from a wide variety of social science regulations‚ including
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Examine the functionalist view of the family Broadly speaking‚ the functionalist perspective has focused on the functions of the family in society and for its members. In other words‚ it looks at how the family‚ as an institution‚ helps in maintaining order and stability in society‚ and the significance of the family for its individual members. There are two main functionalist views on the family – Murdock’s view and Parsons’ view. Murdock’s view on the family is that the family performs four basic
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Policy Affects Practice Series Making a Difference: Influencing Social Policy “As the nation devolves many of its policies to state and local governments‚ social workers must reconceptualize social welfare policy as an interventive discipline to keep other groups from shaping policies that will apply to vulnerable and powerless citizens” Bruce S. Jansson 1. As noted by Dr. Jansson above‚ social workers need to be active and effective in influencing policy. What basic themes
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(2000‚ pg 2)‚ stated that “the key focus of social policy in the united kingdom is on social welfare provision. Social policy is essential concerned with the practice and study of state‚ or government‚ social welfare provision‚ and the healthcare and welfare systems.” This assignment will look at how social policy effectively utilises relevant historical perspectives taking in account the reform of services to the children and families from 1601 The Poor Laws. In particular it will discuss the impact
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Unit 3: Sectoral Social Policies and their Implementation in India Social Welfare Policy Introduction Social Policy is the study of social services and the welfare state. In general terms‚ it looks at the idea of social welfare‚ and its relationship to politics and society. More specifically‚ it also considers detailed issues in * Policy and administration of social services‚ including policies for health‚ housing‚ income maintenance‚ education and social work; * Needs and issues affecting
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Influences on Practice/ Service Delivery: e.g. legislation‚ policy‚ practice guidance etc. How does it influence the service and the ways in which nurses and social workers work within it? (Demonstrating knowledge of roles within the service‚ as well as theoretical frameworks and guidance underpinning professional practice). The ways in which this affects how decisions are made (e.g. are they influenced by the lead professional agency? What is the legal basis for decisions that are made about how
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