Social history

The history of social work as a profession isn’t as lengthy as some other professions. This newer helping profession has only been around since the 1800s. At first, social work was predominantly the result of religious people whose goal was to help people meet their basic needs. These helpful groups, with time, turned into larger organizations. We now call these larger organizations the social welfare organizations or charity organizations. After years had gone by and more of these organizations were formed and they began working together with similar goals in mind. Soon came settlement houses that helped those who were unable to live on their own and unable to provide for themselves. In the settlement houses, the workers were typically the daughters of the local clergy who mostly came from middle class or upper class lifestyles. Many of these women weren’t often, if ever, exposed to this level of extreme poverty. Once the visitors arrived at the settlement houses Zastrow (2010) explains, “They sought to improve housing, health, and living conditions; find jobs; teach English, hygiene, and occupational skills; and change environmental surroundings through cooperative efforts” (p. 2). All of the workers in the settlement houses were crucial to helping the visitors learn a strong work ethic and the keys to…

Social media has existed since 1978 when the first electronic social board called “BBS” was created. The program allowed its few number of users to share games, files, send other users messages. The popularity of BBS grew as computer ownership grew in the 80 's and 90 's. In the late 80 's, a new social technology was created called "CompuServe", also known as e-mail, which allowed users to send direct messages to each other for the first time. The software later allowed it 's users to…

As of 2014 it is reported that roughly 75% of American adults use social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter. These results are much greater than the 2008 report of 26%.( Hampton ) If one visits any park, restaurant, or any other social gathering across the United States, they are likely to witness more than one individual using a portable electronic device, using some type of social media. People no longer congregate in groups and talk to one another, but separate themselves from actual…

Essay 1-1 Before this assignment I had not really thought much about what the differences between history and social sciences, such as political science, anthropology, and sociology, might be. After giving it some thought, I came to notice some of the differences, but I did struggle because the majority of my history classes focused on the United States while briefly touching on the history of the world. As stated in the lecture, both history and social sciences examine the past, but while they…

Throughout American History, the government has put forth effort in providing for people in need. This idea of providing security and safety to people in poverty later created the American welfare state, wherein the national government created programs designed to promote economic security for all Americans- programs not specifically for poor people. These programs were made to help people with an illness, disability, temporary unemployment, and mainly the elderly who are struggling financially.…

1. What does PFSH mean? Discuss this in detail. PFSH stands for past, family, and social history. Past history is a review of past illnesses, operations, or injuries: includes prior illnesses or injuries, current medications, operations, allergies, and age appropriate immunizations status, and age appropriate feeding/dietary status. Family history is a review of medical events in the patient’s family: includes health status or cause of death of parents, siblings, or children and diseases of…

For many years there have been different ways for individuals to trace their history back multiple generations. Whether it is asking family members for information or using a website, people are always searching for new ways to trace their family lineage. One profession that believes family histories play an important role in practice are social workers. Social workers use tools such as an ecomaps or genograms to trace a client’s family history. A reason social workers uses this tool is to look…

Peyton Manning is one of the most dominant quarterbacks in NFL history. His social statuses can be divided into two categories: achieved status and ascribed status. An achieved status is one which has been acquired by someone through skills, abilities and hard work, and can be changed by a person. An ascribed status, however, is not able to be changed since it is a status that a person is born with or had no control over. Peyton Manning is a Caucasian man born in New Orleans, Louisiana in…

The Stanford Prison Experiment was a proposed two-week experiment that turned into a six day nightmare. “The original intent was to study whether the behavior of prisoners and guards was dispositional or situational” (McLeod, 2008). However, what they got out of the experiment was a “situation in which prisoners were withdrawing and behaving in pathological ways” and where some of the guards “were behaving sadistically” (Zimbardo). The Stanford Prison Experiment is one of the most controversial…

To the McNeills, what drives history are the intricate overlapping webs of interaction, which have drawn humans together since the birth of history. As these small webs are nourished, they thicken and intertwine, moulding hunter-gatherers into agricultural societies and forging towering empires into the world of today. The McNeills’ overview of history ultimately retells the story of the past through a dynamic medium with the growth of the world web as its motor. Their greatest strengths, and…