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32 Cards in this Set
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2 Goals of LBJ’s War on Poverty
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elimination of poverty
elimination of racial injustice |
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Contextual factors of the Great Society
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racial segregation
decline after WWII prosperity boom |
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PRWORA
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Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
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What did the PRWORA do?
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Workforce development
encouraging employment ”end to welfare as we know it” ”reassertion of America’s work ethic” |
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Contextual factors of the PRWORA
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War on welfare and immigration
welfare queen |
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Civil rights act of 1964
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made segregation illegal
ended unequal application of voter resgistration requirements |
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Civil rights act of 1968
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Indian Civil Rights Act
eliminated housing discrimination based on race, religion, national origin |
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Head Start
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provide poor children with:
nutrition health care education |
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Contextual factors of the New Deal
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Depression
deflation made repayments of debt impossible |
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The Three Rs of the New Deal
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Relief
recovery reform |
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WPA
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Worker’s Progress Administration
employed unskilled workers fed children and redistributed food arts drama and meda products public works construction ended due to WPA |
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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employed unskilled labor for development of natural resources
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Food Stamps
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yada.
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NYA
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National Youth Administration
new deal agency hired girls too |
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Contextual Factors of Social Security
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increased old age, poverty, unemployment, widows and fatherless children
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SS was the first program to...
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Directly address the needs of older Americans
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OASDI
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Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance
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SS is funded through
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Payroll Tax!
FICA (Federal Insuracne Contributions Tax) |
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FICA
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Federal Insurance Contributions Tax
funds Social Security |
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“Social Security” is used to in speech to refer to...
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Benefits for retirement, disability, survivorship, and death
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Why were War on Poverty programs attacked?
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War on Poverty programs promoted the marketplace viability of the poor and people of color, and were seen as “discriminating” against people who were benefiting from the status quo
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The SSA promoted federal assistance for the elderly. Why is this significant?
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As the first government program to promote the welfare of the elderly, the Act set the elderly aside as a group deserving of special protection, as had been the case with veterans and children
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What are the contextual factors making people fear the viability of OASDI benefits in the future?
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As the baby boomer generation ages, the population drawing on program resources will increase, while due to lower recent birthrates, the population of contributors will decrease.
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Please explain “Social Insurance Program.” Use social welfare terminology.
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An example of modifying the system to meet the needs of the people, social insurance is an entitlement program funded by all persons so that it may benefit those who need to draw upon it.
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How did Social Security “reflect typical white male categories of employment”?
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Benefits were not extended to intermittent workers, domestic service workers, or agricultural laborers, which were professions typically employing women and people of color.
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Identify and explain the Three Rs.
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Relief - To provide immediate assistance to families in need
recovery - to help the economy grow and recover from the Great Depression reform - to change the system in order to prevent another depression from occurring |
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How did the New Deal represent a significant shift in political and domestic policy?
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The programs instituted increases in federal regulation of the economy
introduced complex social welfare programs supported the advancement of labor unions advanced the cause of liberalism increased presidential executive power in economic matters. |
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How did social welfare programs affect (or fail to affect) the AIDS pandemic?
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Initial government inaction (due to increased conservatism in the 1980s) promoted ignorance and misinformation, allowing the pandemic to spread more widely than it might have otherwise
But eventually, through the Ryan White CARE act, helped to provide funding for and prevent discrimination of those suffering from HIV/AIDS |
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What are some of the consequences and unintended consequences of deinstitutionalization?
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Helped end penitentary-style incarceration of the ill and disabled, and focused efforts on rehabilitation programs
but led to increased burden on families, and ushered in an increase in homelessness amongst the mentally ill. |
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What is social conservatism and what role did it play in social welfare policy in the 1980s
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Social conservatism is a largely Christian viewpoint based on “traditional” or “family” values. Its rise led to the ignoring of the AIDS pandemic (as it was seen as a homosexual disease), and the villianization of welfare recipients as lazy or immoral.
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Pick 2 enduring debates and give examples from this half of the semester.
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local v. national responsibilty - seen after deinstitutionalization, as individual states were given mental health funding in the form of block grants which they could use as they saw fit.
enforcement of behavioral codes - seen in debates over whether to drug test public assistance or unemployment recipients, or whether to limit funding for women based on their reproductive choices. |
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Pick 2 of Lampmann’s strategies and give examples from this half of the semester.
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Adapting the system to meet the needs of the people - the Social Security provisions dictate that the government will provide support for those in need.
Relieving the distress - the funding provided by the Ryan White CARE Act helps to give individuals and community resources the means to address the needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS. |