Social Policy Midterm Review

1995

It only looked into the economical welfare

- 1. The government has responsibility to meet the needs of the less of the fortunate members of society (trying to help the poor rather than the rich people [responsibility to the poor]) - 2. The state has the right to intervene in areas in individual freedoms and economic liberty (we think we are free but, the state does place limits on us) - 3. If the social institutions fails to fulfill the obligations there is a need for governmental / public intervention 4. Public policies create social impacts (health care) and this becomes the moral obligations that allow the governments to take actions

People don't really can't do anything for what they did. These poor people really couldn't do anything since they may have experienced abuse or are mentally ill.

The are poor since they choose to be

- Housing - Social Welfare - Environmental Protection/ clean up - Poverty Alleviation (a huge portion of the planet is living in poverty) [The market creates poverty] - Child Welfare (what does the government do to educate people in treating children) - Human Rights (control of the total control of the population [to what degree can the government intervene]) - Health (should there be a health care system) - Culture preservation (should we protect the first nations cultures) - Education - Economic Growth (government does not really care of this [capital dictatorship]) - Humanitarian assistance (decide on what you want to do and go with it)

- It assumes that the government is the only entity is social policy - Believes that the government is responsible to fix all common problems and such - THESE ASSUMPTIONS ARE OFTEN BINDING - This definition was good in 1995 and it can not be used now

Business and civil society

- Through advertising · The purpose of advertising is to change the feelings, wants, and opinions of society · Influences society to create a social policy · Ad campaigns try to make us change the idea of the world [governments do this as well by influencing us to eat healthy] · Corporate Social Responsibility and charity programs

- Individuals (People do social policies and such and they end up – Bill Gates at the foundation in Africa helping children) - Social Movements (Occupy Movements) - Non- Government Organizations (Amnesty) Community Organizations (in Toronto and Oshawa) [non-governmental but they are funded by the government]

- All policy is social policy o Only mainly has to do with welfare, health, and education. o The economy is socially constructed field where people interact socially o Defense policies is predicted on social categories and fears and has serious consequences (its categorized in certain ways but whose point of view is everything based on) - Policy takes the place in and between social institutions (market, government, health care, culture) o Always has to do with the institutions - Policy must be understood in relation to the social interactions of people o Everyone must know and understand what’s going on to make a policy effective. - All policy has social causes and consequences Everything has consequences

- A plan of action implemented by government, business, and civil society for the purpose of influencing the society or changing “the way things are” It involves things like healthcare, welfare, education, economy, politics, culture

- A Western/ Europe idea - Emerged in the middle ages (500-1500 AD) - This is when it started - Fully formed in 1800’s - Biggest impacted in the idea for guiding policy - BASED ON WESTERN CULTURE - There is a new meaning for liberal now - Slowed down in 476 Western Europe - Continued into the Eastern Europe until the 15^th century CHRISTIAN EMPIRE

- After the fall of the Roman Empire - Most seen in the Western Europe - Authoritatrian based - Based on lineage (born royal) - Based on a heiarchy - Everything is justified by using religion as an excuse - You must inherit the position - No elections were held - The king is the ultimate law - Used church as an example When people ask why someone was in charge, we blame it on god and say that god made me rule this land

- The king will give out his land to the noblemen to govern. Ultimately it’s the kings land but the lords use it to control others and have the poor work for them