This is more a political view than a sociological prospective. It is said that the state is responsible of providing care and welfare as a team. This prospective looks at the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people around, it prioritises the responsibility to look after them, for example people with disabilities, unemployment, low income, children, they also make old people a priority to look after as well as mentally ill people and sick people. People in society pay national insurance this goes into the NHS, benefits, the job seekers allowance and state pension as well as disability living allowance so this means that were all doing something by looking after people as a country together. Collectivism acknowledges the shared
responsibility within society as people pay the tax alternatively as the national insurance and some funds go to the NHS so we share the responsibility for one another in the UK and Europe area. Collectivists say that the government should be in charge of taking control of money raised and the services provided for the vulnerable and disadvantaged. This was put into place as people were deprived after the WWII and people were living in conditions of deprivation. Five issues were identified by a pollution called Beveridge and had to be tackled these were poverty, disease, ignorance, squalor would be the dirt and filth in society as well as dirty property such as poor housing and idleness this would be the lack of employment back in the days. There are better facilities such as benefits and mental health units. There are also places for poor to go and stay such as hostels, education is also provided to people with a poor income. People with mental health were basically imprisoned and now we have units provided by the NHS were help is provided and can be allowed home after a length of time depending on their health. The NHS provides different facilities for different needs.