Welfare reform : social impact / University of Notre Dame.

While politicians grapple with reforming welfare, those who receive benefits worry about how welfare reform will affect their lives. Critics of welfare argue that it has created a psychology of dependency, and that it is rife with fraud and abuse. This program traces the history of welfare beginning...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
America's promise, who's entitled to what?
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
University of Notre Dame
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2005], ©1997.
Series:Films on Demand.
America's promise, who's entitled to what?
Subjects:
Political planning.
Political sociology.
Power (Social sciences)
Public policy (Law) > United States.
Social classes.
Social policy.
Wealth.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Variant Title:
Social impact
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • Implementation of the "Golden Rule" (2:00)
  • History of Welfare (2:27)
  • Important Statistics (2:51)
  • Paradigm Shift (2:18)
  • Changing the Safety Net (2:08)
  • Political Battle (2:29)
  • Does the New Law Punish the Needy? (3:24)
  • Impact of Welfare Reform (4:18)
  • Emancipation of the Dependant? (1:50)
  • Criticism and Optimism (3:32)