context a home is not just a house‚ it is a permanent‚ private roof over your head‚ a place of security with community links and support. It should be of a decent standard and affordable. (Shelter Nov 2005) The statutory definition used in official policy documents in England corresponds to persons and families who local housing authorities have accepted as ‘homeless’ (Vostanis and Cumella 1999). How local authorities defines a homeless person is examined in the discussion part of this essay. The
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According to Walsh. M (et al)‚ (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
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In their article‚ “Mothers and Citizens: Gender and Social Policy in Germany after the First World War”‚ Susanne Rouette and Pamela Selwyn convincingly demonstrate that the social policy in the early Weimar Republic was aimed at restoring the gender order to its prewar conditions. The article focuses on the effect to which this was implemented in both the postwar social policies and institutions‚ and the welfare state. The key premises of the article sets out to establish that the women faced “simultaneously
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The welfare system we have in the U.S. is flawed in so many ways that we need to change it. The welfare system is failing by letting people buy drugs with their money‚ let’s people take the money without a reason for it‚ and letting the government have all the power. If we really want the welfare system to become what we wanted it to be then these things will need to be changed. The first reason the welfare system is failing is because people will buy drugs with the money they receive from it. Some
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Level 4 HND Diploma In Health and Social Care Student Name Unit 7: Social Policy Assessor name: Christine Pratt Date of Issue Completion date 27/01/2014 07/03/2014 Student No. Submitted on Assignment title Learning Outcome Learning outcome Assessment criteria LO1 Understand the significant historical and contemporary landmarks in social welfare provision 1.1 Understand the origins of social policies 2.1 Analyse the processes involved
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SOCIAL POLICY 1. Private troubles can become public issues when there is a problem that has moved from a micro level to a macro level in society. This means that personal problems can start to affect a small number of individuals and their immediate relations. When the number of individuals who have the same problem rises on a larger scale‚ and it impacts on more than half of society‚ it then becomes a public issue. An example of this could be a massive company who went into liquidation‚ causing
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The Conservative Party and Public Spending Nick Ellison School of Sociology and Social Policy University of Leeds This paper sets out to answer one central question: how has the Conservative Party really managed public spending should play in the UK since 1945? Through an examination of Conservative ideas about public spending and the Party’s record in government‚ the paper will argue that there is a core ambivalence towards the state and public spending within UK Conservatism. To further
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the welfare system helps provide financial assistance to those who need it but many receivers abuse it‚ making the program highly controversial. The right of the spectrum believes that welfare has worsened the problem of poverty and that it should be limited‚ hence making the poor responsible for their income. Meanwhile‚ the left side of the spectrum believes that the government is responsible for this and should keep on providing financial aid to those in need. The issue concerning welfare can
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ideological developments of UK social policy‚ identifying the underpinning principles and values. Social policy is defined as actions aimed at promoting social well being (Alcock). It is not just about state legislation but also about what the government does to support and interfere with the well being of citizens. Policies can be regarded as embodying ideas about society‚ the economy and views about justice‚ equality and individual responsibility (Alcock). Social policy as a whole looks at the
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Functionalism and Feminism theory in relation to the case study family and show the effects of two sociological perspectives and there importance in assisting the social care worker to understand the family. The essay will also look at social policy on how it is developed and he issues of private and public issues. This will include how four sectors of social care will aid the case study family and how these organisations are funded. In today’s society‚ there are many different family structures and these
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