Instructions:

Select a recent news article from a major news source either print or on line that

is of interest to you. You should choose from either;

 New York Time (Free online Access for CUNY Students)

 Washington Post (Free online Access for CUNY Students)

 Wall Street Journal

The article should be about a social welfare issue that relates to any one of the

following issues;

 Changing Communities and problems

 Scientific and Technological Developments

 Emerging Social Trends in relation to

o Immigration

o Education

o Healthcare

o Poverty

o Child Welfare

 

Please identify the policy theme or strategy (see examples on page two)

illustrated by the article that you have chosen and write a one (1) page double

spaced, 12-point font paper, summarizing a critical review of the social welfare

issue being discussed and its relevancy to the social work profession.

NOTE: Please attach a copy of the article to your summary and do not forget to

include your name and the date to your paper. This assignment is worth 10% of

your final grade.

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Social Welfare Institutions (SWK 239)

News Journal Assignment

Professor Gaulman

 

Social Welfare Policy Themes

1. Society’s commitment to social justice: response to demographic changes

2. Continuing struggle for civil rights and combating institutional oppression

3. Separation of church and state

4. Equal access to opportunities

5. Causes of poverty; understanding the often-invisible economic cause of

poverty

6. Economic security: redistribution to combat income inequality

7. Responsibility of government for meeting peoples’ needs

8. Access to health care and wellness

9. Response to natural and man-made disasters

10.Impact of industrial and technological changes

Strategies: To Bring about change and influence social welfare policies

1. Voting

2. Innovation

3. Research

4. Education of the public

5. Case to cause

6. Cost effectiveness and social effectiveness

7. Advocacy

8. Use of media and the arts

9. Negotiation and compromise

10.“Don’t give up”: Societal change over time

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