By Elizabeth A. Segal
Providing a brand new values point of view, Elizabeth Segal's SOCIAL WELFARE coverage AND SOCIAL courses, moment variation takes the scholar past picking out, describing, and reading social welfare regulations. Segal demonstrates how the myriad values of various teams in the United States have encouraged present guidelines, and is helping scholars realize that evaluation happens throughout the lens of those usually opposing values. the twin topics of serious considering and important review give you the framework of the booklet, and Segal's distinct consciousness to overseas views on values round social welfare regulations and social courses heightens scholars' understanding of the worldwide implications of social paintings world wide.
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The conditions were often substandard, and inmates were treated poorly. IMPACT OF THE PRE–CIVIL WAR PERIOD The use of institutions in caring for people became an established social service approach during this period. Care from sources other than families and friends was accepted as a legitimate way to treat social problems. In addition, although the separation of church and state was outlined in the Constitution, religious organizations played a role in caring for people. CONFLICTING BELIEFS OF THE PRE–CIVIL WAR PERIOD The concept of rugged individualism permeated the society of the 1800s.
Exploring the history of social welfare policy in the United States can help us better understand today’s social welfare system. The political system of a democratic government rests on the principle that people or their elected representatives make policy decisions. The majority usually decides elections and makes decisions. In the United States, that majority mirrors those who control the most resources. Social welfare policy evolves in ways that reflect the majority culture and its values. That majority has usually been concerned with maintaining the status quo rather than risking social upheaval.
Urban areas grew tremendously, and industry expanded. Immigrants were hired to fill dangerous and low-paying jobs, and wealth became concentrated in the hands of the few who were at the top. Poverty was prevalent among industrial workers, immigrants, and rural southern African Americans (Wenocur & Reisch, 1989). The wide schism between the “haves” and “have-nots” produced great social need. Change was rapid, and the social problems that surfaced were far beyond the capabilities of the existing private charities.
