Terms & Definitions
the array of governmental programs, services, and institutions designed to maintain the stability and well-being of society.
What is social welfare?
This era is named after former President Ronald Reagan and lasted from 1981 to 1989
What is REAGANOMICS?
Which supreme court case ignited the civil war?
What is Dred Scott vs. Sanford
This war commenced between the years of 1939 to 1945.
What is World War II?
This president had to combat and implement policies to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.
All people are entitled to human rights without regard to race, gender, age, economic, or educational status, sexual orientation, ability, or other distinguishing features.
What is Equality?
People with this type of political view favor personal responsibility for one's own well-being over any form of government support or federally sponsored relief.
These types of people were able-bodied and offered indoor relief and judged as lazy, drunks, and unwilling to work for a living.
What is the nondeserving poor?
The stock market crash led to this era. A NEW DEAL was created to combat economic issues during this time.
What is THE GREAT DEPRESSION period?
This child advocated on the behalf of herself and her case led to the formation of the first type of child protective services.
Who is Mary Ellen Wilson?
These are policies and practices designed to regulate people and increase conformity and compliance in their behavior.
What is social control?
This is known as the Obama administration's signature social welfare policy.
What is the Affordable Care Act?
This president served during THE GREAT DEPRESSION/WWII era. He is responsible for creation of the NEW DEAL.
Volunteers who went to visit the poor who were receiving benefits. During those visits, the volunteers offered guidance—save your money, don’t drink, consider putting your children into apprenticeship programs—that was meant to help the relief recipients to become more self-sufficient.
What are friendly visitors ?
True or false? World War 2 provided financial relief to the Great Depression and poverty was no longer at the forefront of the agenda?
True!
These were shelters that gave them a place to stay and receive benefits rather than begging from passersby
What are almshouses?
This president was known for the "Great Society" concept.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This person founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
This organization was formed in 1955 and helped unite the social work profession through guidelines and a code of ethics that defined roles and responsibilities associated with social work practice.
What is the National Association of Social Workers?
Abortion, LGBTQ rights, poverty, homelessness, public transportation, etc are all examples of what?
What is a social issue?
was a philosophy that favored businesses being generally permitted to operate without interference or regulations from government entities, doing whatever they found would lead to greater profits.
What is laissez-faire economics?
The underlying principle of ______is that we should not help the poor when they struggle. In order to survive, organisms must adapt.
What is Social Darwinism?
a philosophy that revolved around the idea of restraining from having too much direct involvement in people’s lives, lest they become dependent on the government; instead, the idea was to help people learn how to pull themselves out of their bad situations.
What is compassionate conservatism ?
This person is known for creating the Hull House in an economically disadvantaged Chicago neighborhood where immigrants lived in overcrowded conditions.
Who is Jane Addams?
Fairness, Equality, Freedom, Service, and Nonviolence are examples of what term?
What is social justice?