using money from universal taxes to pay for universal services such as public health and housing. The founding laws of this welfare state we now live in today where known as the liberal reforms‚ a series of legislation that encouraged a far more collectivist attitude to social reform that verged on socialism‚ dreaded by the upper classes. The 5 groups of people who benefited from these laws introduction were; The Old‚ The Young‚ The Sick‚ The Unemployed and the Employed. The Working Class Elderly
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Question: how successfully did the liberal reforms of 1906-1914deal with the problem of poverty in the early 1900s 1906 and 1914 was a time of big political and social change. Members of parliament were moving away from the old “Lasses-faire” attitude and try and help those living in poverty. Some historians may argue that the liberal reforms tackled the problem of poverty in the early 1900s quite successfully however other historians may argue that the liberal reform didn’t quite tackle the problem
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Conditions in1800’s The conditions in the 1800s were really bad as there was a poor sewage system which caused diseases‚ street doctors who walked around with dead bodies in the street. There were also piles of dirt on the street what the children would play in; they would also start playing with rats that was attracted by the dirt and rubbish that was on the street. People would hang their washing out in the street which made it easier for them to catch diseases. Also there where a low amount of
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genuine reason to do so. If not then who is behind such a thing. • To know whether the laws made by the government are sufficient for eradicating begging from the streets. HYPOTHESIS • That India is facing a grave problem: begging and it hinders the growth of the country. • That‚ a meagre amount of people has genuine reason to beg‚ the rest are considering it to be their profession. • That the laws made by the government are not sufficient as it has done little to eradicate the beggars
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care varied between the many different areas causing many of the poor to migrate to the more generous areas (ibid). This increased the levels of begging and crime creating concerns about social disorder after the reformation of the Church of England when the population’s values began to change towards the poor (Slack 1990). This resulted in the government introducing a series of Acts resulting in the 1601 Poor Law Act‚ the first appearance of society providing for the
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the impact of the famine on the Irish Poor Law and on the development of Irish social policy and after the famine. Before the Great Famine hit‚ Ireland was already one the poorest countries in Europe. Income per capita in Britain was over double what it was in Ireland (Ó Gráda‚ 1993). Despite the existence of poor laws in England since 1601‚ poor laws were only brought into Ireland in 1838‚ 7 years before the first signs of potato blight. The poor laws were finally introduced into Ireland after
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put in place as far back as the Romans who introduced sanitation and public baths that improved cleanliness. Many systems have been put 0in place since the time of the Romans however I’ll be looking as only far back as the 1800’s. In 1601 the poor law system was established‚ the aim was to provide relief for those who were too ill or too old to work (this was the first form of government allowance)‚ the payments would be made in the form of clothes or items of food. Some aged people were accommodated
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in need of help applying for help; this was because they soon became to expensive to run which is why the owners of the workhouse began to try to put the public off applying for help. I am going to cover all of the main reasons that tell you why the poor were ‘put off’. To begin‚ the workhouses soon introduced separation‚ they had different classifications. These were: Infirm men‚ able-bodied men and youths above fifteen‚ boys above the age of seven and under fifteen‚ infirm women‚ able-bodied women
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Pre-IB 23 May 2011 Elizabethan Life/Elizabethan Dance Dance was an integral part of the lifestyle in the Elizabethan Era. Not only did the noble class enjoy it‚ but also the lower class. Dance was used in celebrations and parties‚ and often‚ just for leisure. Prestigious dancing masters taught these dances. These dances included unique forms and one-of-a-kind styles (Hall 81). First of all‚ dancing masters were great services for the English Elizabethan Court. In the Elizabethan era‚ it was required
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The Elizabethan Theatre At the start‚ the plays were performed in the courtyard of Inns (Inn-yards). Which were very similar to the Greek and Roman amphitheatres. The plays were performed outdoors. Theatre was one of the most profitable businesses of that time‚ similar to what the cinema has been during the 20th century‚ for this reason several playhouses were built. In some other cases‚ the plays were also performed in temporary stages. Playhouses were also used for gambling. Theatres were
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