Simple Policy Basics: You Tell Me
Policy is a ____ by government to create/maintain/change conditions conducive to health and well-being.
PLAN
Example of these policy influencers may include the Fraser Institute or the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (research and policy briefs to the public and politicians identifying emerging issues and possible solutions
THINK TANKS
“a system of communicative practices that are integrally related to wider social and cultural practices, and that help construct specific frameworks of thinking”
DISCOURSE
This type of approach to welfare values the contribution of each community member, expresses an ethic of mutual caring, is grounded in an interconnectedness between all living things, recognizes generosity to others, and leaves no one behind
INDIGENOUS
This "oldest" type of social welfare policy is now seen as insufficient to meet the basic needs of poorer Canadians for food, clothing and shelter or respond to numerous other social concerns. However, it can be seen as an early warning system to emerging social needs
CHARITY
Policy results from _____ based choices, affects everyone, and is an instrument of social justice.
VALUE
This type of policy influencer provides information through news stories, editorials, opinion pieces, online sites and television
MEDIA
Critical Approach to Social Policy (CRITICAL THEORY)
recognize that we live in a world organized through _______
INEQUALITIES
The two main social processes during the Era of Moral Reform would include Industrialization and ________
URBANIZATION
This type of social welfare stems from those sharing a common bond to work to together in helping one another (farmer’s and fisher’s cooperatives, credit unions, social service organizations of religious and cultural communities)
MUTUAL AID
Individual citizens can influence policy development through joining political parties, community development activity, civil disobedience, and _____
VOTING
These type of policy influencers are initiated by the Gov't as an attempt to better understand a variety of social issues (e.g Romanov Report)
ROYAL COMMISSIONS
_____ occurs when “diverse groups and perspectives are subsumed into a single monolithic label”. See newspaper article p. 18 “Natives go to Europe to block our Olympic bid”
CONFLATION
The Era of Social Reform brought on major events such as the Great Depression which demanded the development of social ____ ____ as a response to high incidents of poverty and unemployment
SAFETY NETS
This type of social welfare stems from the Tutelary complex: State agents who apply the new knowledge claims, educative techniques, and social practices of psychiatry, psychology, and criminology to the poor and working class (i.e the iron fist of the state with a velvet glove)
SOCIAL REGULATION
Social policy is linked to economic policy and constructed through political processes in the context of interconnected systems and structures of power In other words "___ _____ ____"
FOLLOW THE MONEY
This type of political ideology prefers a residual form of social welfare because of the belief that if social programs are too generous, they create dependency, reduce individual initiative and shift responsibility from the individual to the state
Neo-Conservatism
Lexical Choices in discourse analysis refers to a single word can “access a whole string of associations, mobilize long-standing ______, and evoke powerful emotions in readers”. (terrorist or freedom fighter, progressive or left-wing)
STEREOTYPES
The ERA of ____ _____ came with the understanding that social services are not a luxury- instead are a vital to a functioning economy
APPLIED SCIENCE
This type of social welfare seeks maximum returns on social expenditures through labour force employment and social participation (carrot/stick approach)
SOCIAL INVESTMENT
A ______ type of approach is necessary for understanding how social policy impacts social work practice
CRITICAL APPROACH
The three branches of federal Gov't that direct and influence policy include the executive, legislative, and ______
JUDICIAL
A system of ____ is a form of stereotyping constructed by recurring dominant discourses. It sets up what is normal and what is deviant, what is normal and pathological, acceptable and unacceptable, what belongs and what doesn’t, insiders and outsiders
REPRESENTATIONS
The neo-liberal era (early 1980’s) favored a reduction in the role of the ______, privatization of public services and a place for private/commercial delivery of health, education, housing etc.
STATE
This type of social welfare approach was first introduced under a Worker's Compensation plan in the early 20th century and has evolved into different social supports such as pensions and health care
SOCIAL INSURANCE