Under the new Act‚ the threat of the Union workhouse was intended to act as a discouragement to the able-bodied pauper. This soon became known as the "workhouse test". This meant that poor relief would only be granted to those that were desperate enough and brave enough to face entering the revolting conditions of the workhouse. Another aspect of the workhouses which discouraged people was if an able-bodied man entered the workhouse‚ his entire family had to go into the workhouse with him. However
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Ideologies of the Past - A brief overview. (a) The Elizabethan Poor Law The legal relief of poverty was first introduced after the demise of compulsory charity that followed the reformation. There were initial parish registers of the poor in 1552 and compulsory fund raising‚ through to 1601 with the advent of the Elizabethan Poor Law (43 Eliz I Cap. 2). This law oversaw the levying of taxes for the distribution of money and food to the poor but there was a heavy emphasis on hierarchy and charity as
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explain why many people live in poverty. The one however that I believe best explains why many people live in poverty is structural. Society is divided into two major part‚ those who are rich and continue to get rich‚ and those who are poor and continue to be poor. The gap between those who are wealthy and those who are below the poverty line has
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that the total GDP of emerging markets could overtake that of the developed economies in 2014. • Young Working Age Populations- Most emerging markets have young working age populations that can contribute to the economy and keep retirees from the poor house. For example‚ India and Brazil have high ratios of working-age to retired populations. The bulk of India’s population is under 44‚ and that trend is in place up to 2030. China’s population is getting older‚ and the US population remains flat
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This essay will be looking at health and social care within the British welfare state. To illustrate the broad structure within this topic‚ the differing roles of sectors and agencies and professions will be described and also the difference between health and social care to aid the discussion. The health and social care relationship and its distinction will then be analysed using the origins and historical background in relation to its social and ideological context. The effect of the similarities
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Carol Peabody Speechly Humanities I 13 September 2010 Mona Lisa The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous and intriguing painting of all time. This painting was created by Leonardo da Vinci in 1503 to 1504. This painting is oil on panel and is 77 X 53 cm (Phaidon‚ 1994). This is a very naturalistic painting and is the greatest painting created in the renaissance era. The Mona Lisa has been one of the most debated paintings of all time. The look on the face of the women in this painting
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development of the empires. But the colonialism‚ we can see today had brought very negative consequences. Next step was capitalism which can be considered a new appearance of colonialism. Some developed countries like America‚ started to “help” poor countries by giving them money or some aid and putting some obligations‚ especially‚ after World War II. In other words‚ countries and the population were still being colonized by the new system called
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angered many people as a large number of them did not attend church and did not feel they should be paying this tithe‚ often the fee for the tithe was far greater than what a poor person could afford. The modification of the Poor law angered many laborers‚ this meant that many of the unemployed could no longer claim the poor rates. There was also the new King‚ William IV who was much more liberal minded than his predecessor which created a great demand for political reform and eventually a general
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Communities in poverty may not have local amenities such as play schools‚ mother and toddler groups and usually have higher risk of gangs and anti-social behaviour within their neighborhood‚ which may reduce their play in a safe outdoor environment. Poor diet due to low income‚ lone parent etc. They may not be able to afford the type of food that gives them a balanced and healthy diet. Families will want to buy cheaper food‚ which is processed and has more fat and sugar in it. This kind of food leads
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I read A tree grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. The story takes place in the summer of 1912 in Brooklyn New York. Johnny and Katie Nolan met very young in 1900. Soon‚ after six months of meeting‚ and getting married they have their first child‚ Francie Nolan who is eleven when the book begins. Later they have their second and last child Neely Nolan. As Francie grows up she begins to lose her innocence through a tree-throwing ritual and an encounter with a sex offender who was shot by Katie. Her father
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