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This 6 page paper discusses the history of social work and the forces that shaped public policy in the "Gilded Age" and progressive era. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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"bleeding hearts" and "do-gooders." This paper discusses the history of social work and the forces that shaped public policy in the "Gilded Age" and progressive era. Social Policy in the
"Gilded Age" and Progressive Era The changes of the late 19th century (below) caused great uncertainty in the early years of the 20th century, as Americans struggled to come to
terms with new realities such as a global market and the emergence of entities such as trusts, corporations and monopolies (Progress and reform, p. 127). This was the age of
the Robber Barons, when great fortunes were amassed by a few men who became immensely wealthy while the great majority of Americans were middle-class or poor; the wealth concentrated at
the top, just as it is doing today (Progress and reform, p. 127). The figures have a familiar ring: "[I]n 1899, the richest 1.6 of the population had received 10.8
percent of national income. By 1910, this had jumped to 19 percent" (Progress and reform, p. 130). The question of the day was whether or not the working people had
received a "fair share" of the vast increase in the wealth of the country, an increase that occurred largely through their labor, and the answer is no (Progress and reform,
p. 130). Figures from the early part of the century reveal that "50 to 66 percent of working families were poor and that a third lived in abject poverty"
(Progress and reform, p. 131). The average American wasnt sharing in the wealth that was created by the development of the railroads or the mergers that were taking place, and
those concerned with social justice saw what was happening. In addition, it was becoming apparent that labor and business were shaping up to battle each other over workers rights. The
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