Social Work 120

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Social Work 120

• Valerie Southard
• Section 1 Spring 11
• Week 4 2/21/11

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Institutional Racism

• Any form of racism occurring specifically within
  institutions such as public government bodies,
  private business corporations, and universities
  (public and private).
• The differential access to the goods, services,
  and opportunities of society.
• When the differential access becomes integral to
  institutions, it becomes common practice, making
  it difficult to rectify.

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Conflict Theory

• Conflict theories are perspectives in social
  science which emphasize the social, political or
  material inequality of a social group
• Social conflict theory argues that individuals
  and groups (social classes) within society have
  differing amounts of material and non-material
  resources (the wealthy vs. the poor) and that the
  more powerful groups use their power in order to
  exploit groups with less power.

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Todays Objectives

• The religious, political, and economic influences
  on social welfare from pre-historic times to the
  beginning of the Holy Roman Empire and
• The synergistic relationships of religion,
  economics, and politics that evolved class and
  gender stratification.

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Prehistory and Social Welfare

• Political economy tied to religion and sharing
• Obtaining food was the most important task
• Social life was egalitarian
• Clothing making and fiber products became
  important in economic value
• When humans were no longer nomadic, the concept
  of private property emerged
• Women lost sacred and economic status

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Beginnings of History

• In Africa, social welfare was based on economic
  and religious need
• In Mesopotamia, ebb and flow of various systems
• Governments took action to relieve economic
  hardships
• Temples were an important economic force and
  served as social welfare agencies
• Protection and control under a patriarchal system

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Beginnings of History

• Invasion and conquest correlates with patriarchal
  religion
• Monotheism developed around the 14th century
• Twelve tribes of Israel laid the foundation of
  Western civilization
• Judaic teaching redressed ancient Israels
  aggressive behaviors
• Social welfare given for altruistic purposes

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Into the Iron Age

• Judaic charity based on humankinds relationship
  with God and a God-ordered responsibility for
  self and others
• In China - a feudal society and patriarchy
• India caste system

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Greece, Christianity, and the Roman Empire

• Greece
• militaristic work and workers were looked down
  upon
• Social welfare given to gain honor
• Roman society
• social welfare was political
• Christianity
• opposed both class and gender oppression

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Multiple Choice

• Egyptian social welfare was based on
  ____________________.
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• the economic need of workers and the religious
  need for reincarnation.
• the economic need of workers and the religious
  need for life after death.  T
• the economic need of pharaohs and the religious
  need for life after death. 
• the economic need of pharaohs and the religious
  need for reincarnation.

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Multiple Choice

• The ideals of philanthropy and democracy arose
  with ______________.
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• Semitic tribes
• Roman society 
• Conquered societies 
• Greek city-states

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Multiple Choice

• Social welfare in Roman Society was
  _______________.
• related to honor
• related to politics 
• related to religion 
• related to kinship and caring

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Multiple Choice

• Patriarchy was a major characteristic of
  ________________.
• No Empires
• The Late Republic  
• Both the late Republic and early Roman Empire 
• The early Roman Empire

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True or False

• Poor laws were developed in ancient Egypt to
  ensure the workforce had some rights.
• True
•  False

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True or False

• Caring for the poor in Greek city-states was
  altruistic rather than self-seeking.
•  True
•  False

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True or False

• In Judaic social welfare, charity was provided
  without stigma.
• True
•  False