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POVERTY (SOCIAL WELFARE (Public Assistance: Financial benefits and in-kind…
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE
Public Assistance: Financial benefits and in-kind benefits (services or goods versus cash) provided to people who cannot support themselves
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Social Insurance: Financial benefits provided to people to provide protection against wage loss when faced with old age, prolonged disability, death, unemployment,
Old Age, Survivors, Disability and Health Insurance (OASDHI)
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Institutional Perspective: people's needs are an ongoing part of life; people have the right to receive benefits and services on a continuous basis
Liberalism: The view that is is society's responsibility to care for its people and that people will rise to the occasion and care for themselves if provided the support they need
Residual Perspective: individuals are ultimately responsible for securing their own personal wellbeing; society can step in to provide resources only when major problems arise
Conservatism: the view that individuals should be responsible for themselves, that people will take advantage of the system if allowed to, and that government should not interfere in people's lives
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Block Grants: sums of money provided by the federal government that allow significant discretion in how the money should be spent
Categorical Grants: specific amounts of funding are earmarked for specific objectives in designated programs
Social Stratification: division of the population into categories of social position based on the extent to which people have access to the goods and services the society values
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