Social welfare
A Life Outside the Market: Decommodification
Can you still protect your livelihood when illness or job loss keeps you from working? This article explains decommodification as defined by Gøsta Esping-Andersen, the criteria use
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Single-Parent Family Support Benefits: Eligibility and How to Apply
Single-parent families are becoming an increasingly important social issue in modern society. Various social welfare programs are available for single-parent families that need fin
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The Path to Achieving Social Justice by Overcoming Social Exclusion
Social exclusion is emerging as an important issue in modern society. Social exclusion refers to a situation in which particular groups or individuals are unable to participate in
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What You Can Do Matters More Than What You Have: The Capability Approach
Two people with the same income can lead very different lives. This article explains the capability approach of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, from functionings and capabilities
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Becoming Neighbors to Face Poverty: The Settlement House Movement
The settlement house movement sent educated young people to live in poor neighborhoods alongside residents, combining education, everyday support, and social reform. We look at how
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Turning Surplus Food into Meals for Those in Need: Food Bank
A food bank is an organization and system that collects donated food that is still edible but hard to sell and distributes it to people struggling to get enough to eat and to welfa
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The Same Poverty Weighs Heavier on Women: Feminization of Poverty
A mother raising a child alone, a grandmother living by herself after losing her husband, a daughter who quit her job to care for her parents. Have you ever wondered what these thr
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Help That Starts from the Strengths People Already Have: The Strengths Perspective
The strengths perspective is a social work approach that places the talents, resources, and hopes of people, families, and communities at the center of helping. We look at its orig
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Moving Life Beyond the Institution: Deinstitutionalization
Deinstitutionalization is the process of reducing care centered on large institutions and rebuilding housing, care, and relationships so people can live ordinary lives in the commu
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When the Village Took Responsibility for Poverty: The Elizabethan Poor Law
The Elizabethan Poor Law was a 1601 English law that made each parish collect a tax to support its poor instead of leaving relief to church charity alone. Learn why it was created,
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Changes in the Older Population and the Need for Elderly Welfare
The growth of the older population is a prominent phenomenon worldwide, resulting from various factors such as improvements in quality of life, increased life expectancy, and advan
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Money for Everyone, No Strings Attached: Universal Basic Income
What if everyone received the same money every month, no questions asked? This article covers the origins of basic income from More and Paine, its five defining features, experimen