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1 Introduction To Social Welfare

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INTRODUCTION

Topic#1
BS 2nd Semester
BACKGROUND
• A need is something that is necessary for an individual to live a
healthy life. All human beings have needs and wants in their lives.
• Bradshaw (1972) distinguishes four categories of social needs:
• Normative; Comparative; Felt and Expressed needs

❑Felt Need; what people feel they must have

❑ Expressed Need; a strongly expressed want, demanded need


• There is certainly a link between the satisfaction of needs( wants)
and a person's welfare.
• If the needs and wants are not fulfilled then problems may arise in
the society.
Social Problem
• Any difficulty of misbehavior of a fairly large number of persons
which we wish to remove or correct.
• Any condition or behavior that has negative consequences for
large numbers of people and that is generally recognized as a
condition or behavior that needs to be addressed.
• There are three requirements for a given social condition to be
regarded as a social problem:
❑ it must be social in origin
❑ it must be regarded by the society as a problem
❑ it must require some form of social intervention
SOCIAL WELFARE
• Social welfare is the condition or well being of a society.
• It can be considered as a state or condition of human
well-being that exists when social problems are
managed, when human needs are met and when social
opportunities are maximized.
• When all three are met, it may be claimed that a family,
community and a society enjoys a satisfactory level of
welfare.
The Meaning of Welfare
• The older English term ‘welfare’ can be traced back to
the fourteenth century, when it meant to journey well
and could indicate both happiness and prosperity
(Williams; 1983)
• In 20th century, welfare came to be associated with the
assessment of and provision for needs in the ‘welfare
state’
Social Welfare…
• The idea of 'welfare' refers to 'well-being', or what is 'good' for
people. Social Welfare is the provision of a minimal level of wellbeing
and social support for all citizens.
• Understood more narrowly, it can be taken to refer to the provision of
social services - principally health care, housing, social security,
education
• Generally, Social welfare refers to a wide range of activities and
services by;
❑Government/ volunteers/ non-profit organizations
❑ providing help to needy persons unable to care for themselves
❑ in order to eliminate or reduce the incidence of social problems.
DEFINING SOCIAL WELFARE
• Social welfare is described as “the organized
system of social services and institutions,
designed to aid individuals and groups to attain
satisfying standards of life and health and
personal and social relationships which permit
them to develop their full capacities and to
promote their well-being in harmony with the
needs of their families and the community”
(Friedlander, 1980).
DEFINING SOCIAL WELFARE
• Social Work Dictionary: “A nation’s system of
programmes, benefits and services that help people
meet their social, economic, educational and health
needs that are fundamental to the maintenance of
society.”
• Ronald C. Federico: “Social welfare is defined as a
society’s governmental and non-governmental efforts to
help its members function more effectively as
individuals and as participants in organized social
structures.”
• The chief characteristics of a welfare service or programme are:
❑ the risks to be protected against ( What are the problems that need
to be addressed? e.g; disaster, economic hardship)
❑ the population covered ( who are the recipients of welfare
services?)
❑ eligibility criteria ( who is more deserving?)
❑ levels of benefits ( to what extent the services will be provided;
short term or long term)
❑ manner of financing (Who will fund? Either the recipients must
contribute for the services, or by the government will manage
through taxes)

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