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Jobs and security for tomorrow
Title
Jobs and security for tomorrow.
Creator
Stewart, Maxwell Slutz
Date Issued
1943
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3336828
Subject Headings
Public welfare -- United States., Social security -- United States.
Format
Document (PDF)
Cooperative federalism: Welfare reform in Florida
Title
Cooperative federalism: Welfare reform in Florida.
Creator
Smart, Nicole Kimberly., Florida Atlantic University, Turner, Robyne
Abstract/Description
State governments and the federal government, working together, implement more policy innovation in welfare reform. When the federal government dominated welfare policy, only three acts passed, all 20+ years apart--the 1935 Social Security Act, 1964 Economic Opportunity Act and 1988 Family Support Act. Then states, like Florida, became more involved in welfare reform through state waivers after the Family Support Act. Money, voter perceptions, and the states avoidance of becoming welfare...
Show moreState governments and the federal government, working together, implement more policy innovation in welfare reform. When the federal government dominated welfare policy, only three acts passed, all 20+ years apart--the 1935 Social Security Act, 1964 Economic Opportunity Act and 1988 Family Support Act. Then states, like Florida, became more involved in welfare reform through state waivers after the Family Support Act. Money, voter perceptions, and the states avoidance of becoming welfare magnets led to the shift of control to the states. All of their actions had to be approved by federal government state waivers. Florida, being influenced by the federal welfare dependency and culture of poverty ideologies did more in the next few years than the federal government did in the 60 years prior. The federal 1996 Welfare Reconciliation Act continues the partnership by them still working together and more policy innovation continuing to to be seen in welfare reform.
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Date Issued
1997
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15471
Subject Headings
Public welfare--Florida, Federal government--United States, State governments--United States, Federal aid to public welfare--Florida, Intergovernment fiscal relations--United States
Format
Document (PDF)
impact of racial diversity on state welfare policies
Title
The impact of racial diversity on state welfare policies.
Creator
Walker, Lindsay Ona., Florida Atlantic University, Stetson, Dorothy M.
Abstract/Description
The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act devolved much of the authority for welfare policymaking to the state governments. The goal was to promote variation in welfare policies in order to find the most effective way to keep low-income families in the work force and deter teenage pregnancy and family breakup. Without federal entitlement and federal oversight, black populations may be subject to more restrictive policies and may become the victims of welfare...
Show moreThe 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act devolved much of the authority for welfare policymaking to the state governments. The goal was to promote variation in welfare policies in order to find the most effective way to keep low-income families in the work force and deter teenage pregnancy and family breakup. Without federal entitlement and federal oversight, black populations may be subject to more restrictive policies and may become the victims of welfare racism. This study examines variation in the generosity of state welfare policies and assesses the role of racism in welfare policy outcomes. This is done using a regression analysis that tests the relationship between the generosity of state welfare policies and state social, political and cultural characteristics. The analysis shows that one area of policy---personal requirements---subjects blacks to more restrictive rules but the overall generosity of welfare programs is most significantly affected by the professionalism of state bureaucrats.
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Date Issued
2002
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12934
Subject Headings
Racism, Public welfare--United States--States, Social service and race relations
Format
Document (PDF)
Maternal health policy
Title
Maternal health policy: nursing's legacy and the Social Security Act of 1935.
Creator
Pope, Bonnie L., Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description
This study explored the work of nursing and the social influences of eugenic policies established during the Progressive Era (1890-1930) on the writing and passage of the Social Security Act of 1935. The research questions: "Did eugenic philosophy and practice influence the Social Security Act of 1935 in relation to Maternal Health Policy?" and 'What was nursing's influence on the Social Security Act of 1935?" required the social history research method. Data were evaluated with the...
Show moreThis study explored the work of nursing and the social influences of eugenic policies established during the Progressive Era (1890-1930) on the writing and passage of the Social Security Act of 1935. The research questions: "Did eugenic philosophy and practice influence the Social Security Act of 1935 in relation to Maternal Health Policy?" and 'What was nursing's influence on the Social Security Act of 1935?" required the social history research method. Data were evaluated with the conclusion that eugenic policies did influence the writing and passage of the Social Security Act. Also, that nurses, and other women, played a specific, important and constructive role in developing the Act. During the late 1800s and early 1900s prominent leaders of business, science, philanthropy, and social reform supported the eugenic agenda to assure the wellbeing of hard working "Anglo-Saxon" American citizens. Industrialization and scientific advances in medicine gave Americans the impression that the "production" of healthy, intelligent children could be controlled, efficient, and predictable. Better breeding as a means for social improvement, which fueled the eugenics movement's use of science to solve social problems through governmental involvement, had two sides. Positive eugenics increased information on health and illness prevention, and established well baby clinics; however, negative eugenics advocated controlled reproduction through sterilization of persons considered "unfit." By 1935, twenty-eight states had eugenic sterilization laws. Noted reformers during this time (Lillian Wald, Jane Addams, and Florence Kelley) worked with Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson to establish the Federal Children's Bureau. The Bureau had a direct influence on the maternal and child health policy established by the Social Security Act of 1935., This legacy continues today in the continued fight for women and children's social and economic rights.The Social Security Act's intention, economic security for all citizens, was not realized. Sections of the Act focused on maternalistic social views and sought to maintain a patriarchal family structure. The language of the Social Security Act created barriers to benefits for the most vulnerable. In fact, it seems reasonable to conclude that institutionalized health care disparities laid their roots in America through this legislation.
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Date Issued
2011
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3172424
Subject Headings
Eugenics, History, Medical policy, Nursing, Political aspects, Social security, History, Public welfare, History, Health promotion, Community health nursing
Format
Document (PDF)