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A substantial quantity of literature exists which portrays Canadian legislative and administrative processes in general terms. The object of this study is to examine and assess the political, social, and economic considerations which led to the passage by Parliament of a particular Act and to describe in detail the manner in which it is administered. [...]

This study reviews the historical background of Mothers' Allowances in British Columbia. The main emphasis, however, has been on the present organization of this programme and how it serves the client. The programme has been in operation in British Columbia since 1920, and has served numerous families throughout the years without an evaluation being made to determine how it was serving the public. This study, therefore, analyzes various aspects of this programme and seeks to appraise its place in the welfare field. The historical background of the programme was covered by examining reports, articles and specific books written on the subject. A number of persons were also interviewed. Material relating to Mothers' Allowances, as this programme is administered at present, was obtained through interviews, reports and articles. For illustrative material, a number of mothers' allowances cases and others were studied. The review of the Mothers' Allowances Programme reveals a number of weaknesses. (1) The eligibility regulations which are too rigid, exclude too many needy families. (2) Judged by reasonable standards for long term maintenance, the allowances granted to families are almost universally inadequate. (3) No help is given to clients to meet their housing needs. As a result, many families are forced to live in crowded and inadequate quarters. (4) Mothers’ Allowances cases get less casework service than persons on Social Assistance. (5) The authority for granting allowances to clients should be more decentralized. The Mothers' Allowances provide a measure of assistance to families which they would not otherwise have. It is comparable to Social Assistance in this regard, but the study reveals that, if the Mothers' Allowances Programme is to continue, the Act and its regulations have to be amended and made equal to or better than the Social Assistance requirements. There is a need for the Federal Government to assist financially in this field. If development followed the lines of the Social Security Report by Dr. L. C. Marsh, the Mothers' Allowances programmes in Canada could be repealed, since widows in need would be covered by Survivors' Insurance. Mothers with children not covered by Survivors' Insurance would be assisted by a reformed system of social assistance. The recommendation of the present study is that the Mothers' Allowances Programme in British Columbia, if not improved considerably, should be abolished in favour of social assistance for all those in need. / Arts, Faculty of / Social Work, School of / Graduate

Family allowances are an essential component of a comprehensive social security system, for by eliminating the necessity to provide for varying numbers of dependents, they would make such programmes as unemployment insurance, sickness benefits, workmen's compensation etc. considerably more efficient and more effective. Provisions for dependent children within the scope of other social security programmes have hitherto been marginal, if they existed at all. Under such arrangements the real and pressing needs of children have only too often been sadly neglected. Furthermore, wages do not take account of family needs, and a bachelor and a father of three growing children are paid the same if they do the same kind of job. "Equal pay for equal work" may be justified in the interest of the present industrial wage-system but it certainly counters the social interest of children. As children share the material circumstances of their families, the accident of birth still retains an importance and significance as to the future of a child which do not agree with the aims of a democratic society to provide equal opportunity for all. The Marsh Report (1943) spoke of the necessity to provide a "social minimum" for children in the same way as the Canada Pension Plan sets a floor below which no-one over the age of sixty in the case of women, and no-one over the age of sixty-five in the case of men, is allowed to fall. What we could do for the aged we should do for children, for children are the most vulnerable and the most precious group of a nation. The future of the children is the future of Canada. A Ministry of Family Affairs is a much needed institution to look after the interests of children and their families. Canadian social policy will have to include a vigorous family policy in order to further the well-being of children. This thesis is an attempt in this direction. / Arts, Faculty of / Social Work, School of / Graduate

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 1997. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 255-276).

Thesis (S.T.D.)--Catholic University of America. / Bibliography: p. 129-137.

Descriptive studies of family living were part of many of the classic "social surveys" and there was a revival of such studies during the depression years. Today, statistical "minimum budget" studies continue, and there are many professional studies of aspects of family case work: but post-war prosperity has obscured the need for up-to-date descriptive accounts, seen from the family's point of view, of actual living-conditions among families on social assistance and mothers' allowance, and the physical and emotional effects, especially on children, of years of such marginal living. The study begins with a brief survey of previous poverty studies, chiefly those made during the depression. To obtain the material for a local descriptive study, twelve families were visited who had been on public assistance in Vancouver City for periods ranging from three-and-a-half to fifteen years. All were families with children, and four families had both parents in the home. The families were interviewed, and sizeable questionnaires completed giving information on housing, food clothing, education, recreation, health, budgeting, and general feelings about the situation. City Social Service files were read for pertinent information about the families and social workers' knowledge of them. School nurses and a Metropolitan Health nutritionist were also consulted. Although all the families were having difficulties in managing on the allowance, it became apparent that some were managing better than others. For convenience of analysis (not because the line of division is sharp), the families were divided into two groups. Each group is discussed in a separate chapter, and an attempt has been made to assess the factors involved in good and poor adjustment. Many of the effects found in previous poverty studies were found in these families. Housing is often very poor, especially among tenant families, who are worse off than home-owners. Clothing is difficult to obtain, and much of it is second-hand or received as gifts. It is difficult for children over the age of sixteen to continue their education. Recreation is restricted and life tends to be drab and monotonous. There is some feeling of humiliation on the part of most of the families. On the other hand, the regularity of the income provides more security than many families had during the depression. The provision of medical services has apparently prevented the health of public assistance recipients from deterorating as it sometimes did in depression families. As each family was interviewed only once or twice, this study is not extensive. Nevertheless it offers a realistic picture of life on public assistance, and indicates some lacks in the present program. The fact that none of the twelve families studied was living on the allowance without help from friends, relatives, or some organization or social agency is among the evidence that the allowances are too low. The case for study of the situation with regard to clothing and dental care is particularly indicated among needs inadequately provided for. It is clear that the person-to-person quality of case work can prove helpful; but also that material deprivation can limit the response. More thorough and long-term study would be necessary to assess more accurately the personality factors which are the most important variables in adjustment to marginal living. / Arts, Faculty of / Social Work, School of / Graduate

"The purpose of this study was to describe the manner in which twelve individuals who were denied financial assistance managed to resolve their financial problems. A questionnaire was constructed and initially applied by eleven agencies to all applications for financial assistance during August, 1958. In addition data were collected by a follow-up interview with twelve of the 280 individuals who were denied financial assistance by one or more of the eleven agencies"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "June, 1957." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work." / Advisor: Dorothy D. Hayes, Professor Directing Study. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 85-86).

Demografinių tyrimų rezultatai rodo, kad sparčiai mažėjant santuokų ir didėjant ištuokų skaičiui, daugėjant nesantuokinių vaikų bei populiarėjant naujoms partnerystės formoms Lietuvoje gausėja nepilnų šeimų, kurių galva – moteris. Tokios šeimos dažniau patiria skurdą, susiduria su socialinėmis – psichologinėmis problemomis. Šeimos, gyvenančios kaime, situacija dar sudėtingesnė dėl ribotų socialinės raidos galimybių ir nepakankamos socialinių paslaugų pasiūlos. Tyrimo problema apima šiuos klausimus: kokia vienišų motinų situacija ir pagalbos galimybės gyvenant kaime, kokia natūrali pagalbos sistema, kokie jų lūkesčiai? Tyrimo objektas: socialinė pagalba vienišai motinai, auginančiai vaikus kaime. Tyrimo tikslas: atskleisti socialinės pagalbos vienišai motinai, auginančiai vaikus kaime, ypatumus ir išryškinti šios pagalbos tikslus bei metodus. Uždaviniai: 1. Aptarti vienišą motinystę, kaip psichosocialinį reiškinį. 2. Išryškinti socialinės pagalbos ypatumus teikiant paslaugas vienišai motinai kaime. 3. Apžvelgti juridines prielaidas nustatant, kokią pagalbą vienišai motinai jos užtikrina. 4. Atskleisti vienišos motinos situaciją, pagalbos galimybes, tikslus bei metodus. Tyrimo metodai: mokslinės literatūros, dokumentų, statistinių duomenų analizė, giluminis nestruktūruotas interviu ir kontent analizė, naudojama kokybiniame aprašomajame tyrime. Tyrimo metu buvo naudojama atranka pagal prieinamumą. Tyrime dalyvavo 8 vienišos motinos, įtrauktos į seniūnijos socialinės... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The facts of demographics and results of special research suggest that, as since the beginning of 1990 the number of marriages has been decreasing, the number of divorces has been increasing, the number of irregular children has been growing and the new forms of partnership has been popularized, the number of one-parent families, where a householder is a woman, has been spread in Lithuania. Such families are more often inscribed in the category of low-income families or even those who live below the poverty. level dealing with social – psychological problems. Research problem involves the following issues: the situation and problems of single mother families in rural areas, their expectations and environment. Target group: social assistance to the single mother raising children in rural areas. Research objectives: to establish opportunities of social assistance to a single mother; to highlight objectives and methods. Goals: • to discuss the reasons that determine single motherhood as psychological phenomenon. • to highlight the peculiarities of social support rendering assistance to single mothers in rural areas. • to view legal suggestions rendering assistance to single mother families. • to establish single mothers‘ expectations, support opportunities, objectives and methods Research methods: analysis of scientific literature, documents and statistics; a profound non-structural interview. The cross-section was applied in the research work in accordance to accessibility... [to full text]