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This 5 page paper evaluates policies on social welfare programs from two points of view. Mead's views are juxtaposed with Piven and Cloward's. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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welfare programs from two points of view. Meads views are juxtaposed with Piven and Clowards. Bibliography lists 2 sources. SA146soc.rtf Mead (1993) suggests that much of
the nations problems are attributable to the poor work ethic that exists in poorer communities. He articulates what many deem a conservative view that explains that persistence of entrenched poverty.
Mead calls it the politics of dependency. He wonders whether or not everyone should work and society should deem it so. In other words, while it is clear that many
people choose not to work, given that, what should society do? Should it say to those who are lazy that they should just cease? Or, might society say that such
behavior is unacceptable and force deadbeats to work but cutting off the money supply? Indeed, Welfare provides an incentive for people not to work. Why should they? If they are
unskilled and can only get minimum wage employment, they may be better off collecting money form the government. Mead seems to be somewhat compassionate as his thesis goes to
the assumption that by enabling the poor to continue to be poor, but providing them with Welfare, the society is doing an injustice. Mead is compassionate but tough. He does
not buy into notions that suggest society must do something about the poor. After all, if able-bodied people do not want to work, they should not be rewarded. Rather, they
should get jobs and in order to coax the people to do so, the money supply must be cut off. By providing the people with welfare, the government essentially sets
up a cycle of poverty and dependency. Perhaps the most controversial nature of this book is the supposition that people do not want to work. Many would oppose Meads political
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