Chapter 4 social work notes

Definition of poverty line

level of income that the federal government considers sufficient to meet basic requiremnets of food, shleter, and clothing

What percentage of the population lives below the poverty line

10.5%

pillars of individualism

• work as hard as you can

• if you work hard you should be rewarded

• if you work hard you will be rewarded

• economic faliure is your own fault

When did people start to question individualism?

after the great depression of the 1930s

The 1935 social security program affected these pillars

• social insurance progrmas

• public assistance

• social services

did kenedy think poverty was important?

yes

Lyndon B. Johnson made the war on poverty in 1965 which enacted which programs?

• head start

• vista (random volunteers

• job corps

• title 1 edutional funding

• community action program

• youth corps

• neighrborhood legal services

Ronal regans ideology 1980

• tax cuts for the rich

george bushe’s ideology 1988

• favored the rich

bill clintons ideology

• wanted to end welfare

• trying to be more centrist

• ended AFDC > TANF

Definition of income

amount of money a person in a given year

Definition of wealth

A persons total assets

• real estates

• cash

• stocks

• bonds

Definition of social stratification

When there is huge differnce between social classes

What is the absolute approach to measuring poverty?

• poverty depends on where you live (NY vs texas)

• no definition of minimum needs

• the goverment likes this one

What is the relative approach to measuring poverty?

poverty is measurable

Definition of the culture of poverty

extended periods of econimic deprivation in highly stratified capitalistic societeis

The 11 functions of poverty

• do the jobs we don’t want

• Their activties subsedize those with more money (domestic service for low pay)

• they buy chepear goods

• they serve as examples to be frowed upon

• they let the religous give/serve to those less fortunate

• removed from competition of jobs/school

• contibute to cultural activties (making murals, and helping with set up)

• create cultural forms (like jazz)

• they serve as symbolic opponents for some political groups

• they absorb the cost of charge (less acess to resources)

OASDHI is for who (AKA social security)

Old age, survivors, disableed health insurance

Specific of medicare

• hopsital part is payed by employers/employees

• medical insurance is voluntary that employees can sign up for

unemployment insurance

• made in 1935 from the social security act

• you have to have worked a certain number of weeks for unemployment to be covered

• you have to be willing and able to work

• you must file a claim

• you must demonstatre its due to a lack of work not qualitifications

wokers compensation insurnace

• medical assistance for injuries on the job

• happened because of the federal emplyees compensation act of 1908

• 1948 fully implemented

Residual view of public assistance

• hard to get

• you should stil work even if they conditions are not get

• the amount of money you get is not alot (so people discourage you from applying for it)

Institutional view of public assistance

• we should help everyone with destitution and hunger

• you do still have to qualify

• psychological and social barriers and counseling are needed

• no need for a punative approach

• pulls from society make work more attractive

main public assistance programs

• Supplemental security income

• general assitance

• medicaid

• food stamps

• housing assitance

• TANF - replace by 1996

supplemental security income

• retirment money

mediciad

• medical insurnace for the needy

TANF

• have to get a job by 2 years

• 5 years max limit (20% state liniancy)

• child care is provided (states cannot penalize mom if they can’t find care for their kids who are younger than 6)

• if you don’t identify the dad your benefits go by 25%

• Teen parents only get money if mom is still living at home/in program and is in high school/other educational program when baby turns at least 12 weeks old

What is the family allowance act?

the goverment pays for how many kids you have

the 70s and 80s were marked with what?

• conservatism

• regan

• bush

two ways to measure inequality

income and wealth

Social insurance programs vs. public assistance programs

• social insurance programs are more the institutional view

• public assistance programs are more the residual

AFDC

• best for single moms

• but in 1996 when TANF was made it went away

• plus in the 60s women were working and divorce rates went up to