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    Child Protection

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    constantly been amended. Schools and the educational system have introduced knowledge and learning which has evolved consistently. People’s acuity of where children are placed in our society has changed. Delving into the history of our Educational‚ Poor laws and Children’s acts will give us an insight into determining how these changes came about. This essay also includes the rights and needs of children and families‚ with reference to the responsibilities of the state‚ incorporating the effects of multi-agency

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    Elizabeth Poor Laws

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    The Last Years of the Poor Law During the interwar period the Poor Law served as a residual safety net‚ assisting those who fell through the cracks of the existing social insurance policies. The high unemployment of 1921-38 led to a sharp increase in numbers on relief. The official count of relief recipients rose from 748‚000 in 1914 to 1‚449‚000 in 1922; the number relieved averaged 1‚379‚800 from 1922 to 1938. A large share of those on relief were unemployed workers and their dependents

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    Oliver Twist

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    such as poor houses‚ unjust courts‚ greedy management and the underworld. The Themes in "Oliver Twist" reflect these evils. With the rise in the level of poverty‚ poor houses run by parishes sprung up all over England to give relief to the poor. However‚ the conditions prevailing in the work houses were dismal and the management were insensitive to the feelings of the inmates. Instead of alleviating the sufferings of the paupers‚ they abused their rights as individuals and caused the poor further

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    In what way might the legacy of the 1834poor Law be seen in contemporary welfare policy?   This essay will endeavour to highlight the advantages/disadvantages‚ and how the welfare state treats individual members of the community differently .The historically changing conceptualization of the welfare state and its provision of social services the individuals democratic right to access the state provided benefits‚ are looked at in their historically and geographically changing existing structure

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    Name: Aoife Dunne Student No: 112732149 Class: BSW I hereby declare that all the work is my own ‚ when I have referred to the work and ideas of others‚ I have referenced it accordingly. Aoife Dunne Essay 2013 Title: Discuss the influence of the Catholic Church on Irish Social Policy This essay examines the influence of the Catholic Church on Irish Social Policy. This essay will focus on the Church’s role as a provider of charity. It seeks to address the following questions: How does one define

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    conditions as living and working conditions‚ health and sanitation‚ law and order and education and reforms and laws which were set up as a means of trying to better people’s lives. Introduction Poverty was a concept that people in Britain in the Victorian age struggled with. Were the destitute victims of circumstances‚ idle and work shy or the victims of industrialisation? There was also the question of who should be responsible for the poor‚ should society take care of them or as many believed should

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    Rebecca riots

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    West Wales" How valid is this assessment of the causes of the Rebecca riots‚ 1839-1844? The Rebecca riots were a series of protests against conditions in the rural areas of Wales between 1839 and 1844. It was a time of growing discontent among the poor‚ they were under increasing pressure from the cost of all necessaries in life. Interpretation suggests that the Rebecca riots were a consequence of extreme poverty caused by many factors. They are largely known for their attacks on toll gates. They

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    unit 12 p2

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    P2-Provide a concise historical account covering the 19th‚20th and 21st centuries‚ describing the origins of public health in the UK and showing your knowledge of key people‚ reports/papers and laws. 19TH Century: John Snow (1813-1858) John Snow was the ‘Founding Father’ of public health. He succeeded Edwin Chadwick in his role in public health administration. He is also considered one of the founders of modern epidemiology for his work in identifying the source of a cholera outbreak in 1854

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    Provision? Edwin Chadwick was born in Manchester on 24th January 1800. His father encouraged him to read books by radicals such as Tom Paine. Chadwick went to London to study Law but his personal finances were limited. He made money by writing essays for publications such as the ‘Westminster Review’. Despite his training in Law‚ his essays were usually on scientific principles and how they could be applied in democratic government. His essays attracted the attention of Jeremy Bentham who employed Chadwick

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    History of Social Work

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    ......................................................................11 The Poor Law tradition ...............................................................................................................................................11 Poor Law Tradition ..................................................................................................................................................12 The Poor Law Tradition

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