The Social and Legal Nature of Benefits for Children in Low-income Families

1976 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-41
Author(s):  
V. A. Acharkan
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
The Social ◽  
Legal Nature ◽  
Low Income Families

The Biosocial Basis OF Mental Retardation, by Sonia F. Osler and Robert E. Cooke. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1965, 151 pp., $5.50

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 986-986
Author(s):  
Robert B. Kucel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Important Concern ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Relationship Of

With the increasing interest in mental retardation more articles, monographs, and books appear on the subject. The Biosocial Basis of Mental Retardation is a collection of seven essays originally delivered at the John Hopkins Hospital. Although pediatricians have turned their attention in mental retardation mostly to the biological components of mental retardation, there is a growing awareness that social and psychological factors also play a significant role. The interrelationship of biological and social factors is virtually an unchartered sea. The several authors who originally presented these essays are attempting to highlight some of the social factors and, where appropriate, to point out how some of the social features relate to biological ones. For example, the well known relationship of the high incidence of prematurity in low socioeconomic group families is a fact most pediatricians know but the implication of this fact as far as prevention is concerned is a large and important concern and as yet poorly understood. With the increasing amount of federal interest in programs for low income families, many pediatricians will want to become better informed about the implications. Some of these points are considered in the chapter by Janet Hardy. For the person concerned with medical remedies for mental retardation, there will be little of interest in this book. On the other hand, for those who are anxious to know more about social and psychological factors as they relate to mental retardation, this is a very useful and fascinating compendium of articles. Particularly intriguing are the articles by Eli Ginzberg who discusses the mentally handicapped in an increasingly technological society.

Why Members Dropout? An Evaluation of Factors Affecting Renewal in Micro Health Insurance

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Savitha
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Dropout Rate ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Micro Health Insurance ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Low Income Families

Micro health insurance (MHI) is an important mechanism to fight iatrogenic poverty in India. Its sustainability and viability depends, to a greater extent on the renewal of membership. This article evaluates the factors that influence renewal decisions in Sampoorna Suraksha Programme (SSP) in Karnataka. This study shows income class and chronic illness in the family to determine the renewability. The findings indicate adverse selection since low-income low-risk and high-income low-risk families dropout. From the social welfare point of view, renewal from high-risk low-income families is welcome; yet this should not jeopardize resource mobilization of SSP. Sustainable and viable operations of SSP depends on continued membership of insured population that can be achieved through external financial assistance for the poorest, wider network of hospitals and increased awareness on health insurance. Dropout rate in any MHI scheme should be kept very low to achieve deeper penetration and wider coverage especially in India where large percentage of population falls outside the insurance ambit.

Social capital and related socio-demographic variation in women of reproductive age: A population-based study

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azam Baheiraei ◽  
Fatemeh Bakouei ◽  
Eesa Mohammadi ◽  
Reza Majdzadeh ◽  
Seyed Mostafa Hosseni
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Low Income Families

In this population-based cross-sectional study of women of reproductive age in Tehran, Iran, the social capital integrated questionnaire and socio-demographic questionnaire were used. The highest mean scores were related to social cohesion and inclusion dimension (55.72 ± 11.94) and the lowest mean scores to groups and networks dimension (31.78 ± 19.43). Stepwise multiple linear regressions showed the significant association between dimensions of social capital and certain socio-demographic variables, particularly family income. Policy makers should help low-income families by designing effective interventions for improving the status of social capital in this group, because it is considered one of the social determinants of health.

Securing the Safety Net: Lessons From Nonprofit Organizations on TANF Access During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 104438942110295
Author(s):  
Stephanie Holcomb ◽  
Jessica L. Roman ◽  
Sabrina Rodriguez ◽  
Andrea Hetling
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Protective Layer ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Public Agencies ◽  
Social Safety Net ◽  
Assistance Programs ◽  
The Social ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Temporary Assistance

The functioning of the U.S. social safety net as a support for low-income families depends on various means-tested programs and a system of both public agencies and nonprofit organizations. Using in-depth interviews ( n = 5) and a survey of nonprofit employees ( n = 73), we seek to understand the role of nonprofits in promoting equitable access to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Our findings reveal that public assistance programs are a necessary support for families, but that access is not always easy or equitable, and nonprofits form a protective layer of support providing resources and guidance for those most in need. Implications for policy and partnerships between the various components of the social safety net are discussed.

Social Inequality

2020 ◽  
pp. 59-87
Author(s):  
Della Rocca
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Global City ◽  
Economic Capital ◽  
Concerted Cultivation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultivation Practices ◽  
Standard Linear ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Unequal Opportunities

This chapter contrasts the experiences of families living in very different circumstances, many of whom are engaging in what has been described as “intensive parenting.” Here we argue that it is not only privileged families but also, indeed, families from across the social spectrum that now invest in the kinds of “concerted cultivation” practices through which parents try to realize the future they imagine for their children, including through embrace of digital technologies. Examining distinctive intersections of cultural and economic capital in a global city like London complicates standard linear classifications of households—including an emergent category of educated but low-income families who seek especially creative ways of engaging with digital technologies. While the case studies of diverse families challenge existing interpretations of class and parenting, we nonetheless show how privilege remains important in shaping the unequal opportunities enabled by digital technology.

Application of social counseling technology for low-income families within the framework of a social project

2020 ◽  
pp. 107-114
Author(s):  
Marina A. Boldina ◽  
Darya V. Grushina ◽  
Elena V. Deeva
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Social Project ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Social Counseling

We present statistical data on the number of low-income population and low-income families in the Russian Federation. The concepts of “low-income”, “low-income family”, “living wage” are characterized. The problematic field of low-income families is studied. The main reasons for the increase in the number of low-income families in the Russian Federation are revealed. The relevance of the research topic is substantiated. Measures are listed to improve the quality of life of low-income families within the framework of state social policy. The legal framework for social work with low-income families is studied. The essence, stages and principles of the social counseling technology are considered. We list the main personality traits that a specialist in social work should have. The need for social institutions to use the social counseling technology when working with low-income families is revealed and substantiated. The developed and implemented social project to inform low-income families using the social counseling technology is presented. The relevance is substantiated and the effectiveness of the implementation of this social project is proved. The novelty and practical significance of the project is revealed, which consists in the pos-sibility of increasing the level of awareness of low-income families on social and legal issues, in the cooperation of efforts of various social institutions in solving the problems of low-income fam-ilies, in attracting and training volunteers to acquire the necessary knowledge on social and legal issues.

scholarly journals Low-income families' perceptions on the use of drugs by one of their members

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayra Martins ◽  
Manoel Antonio dos Santos ◽  
Sandra Cristina Pillon
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Educational Groups ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Socially Excluded

Families who are socially excluded are vulnerable to problems related to the use of psychoactive substances. This study aimed to identify the perception regarding drugs use among families that lived in extreme poverty and participated in a social-educational group in the suburbs of a city in the interior of São Paulo State. A survey-like quantitative study was conducted involving 70 members of families who participated in the social-educational groups of the Program for Integral Assistance to the Family. Results indicated that 67 (95.7%) of the subjects were married, at an average age of 37, most of them had not completed grade school, and were unemployed. Fifty five (78.6%) had a family member who used alcohol, fifty two (74,3%) smoked, and twenty three (32.9%) used some kind of illicit drug. The results also showed that living with a relative who was a drug user was perceived as problem that elicited feelings resentment, but also conformism on the part of other family members.

scholarly journals Poverty and family resilience in Belém-Pará

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa Araújo Matos ◽  
Edson Marcos Ramos Leal ◽  
Fernando Augusto Ramos Pontes ◽  
Simone Souza Costa e Silva
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Family Resilience ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Single Parent Family ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

AbstractFamily resilience is a complex, multi-determined behavior caused by the inseparable action of risk and protection factors. The purpose of this paper is to associate aspects of family resilience with multiple dimensions of poverty through a quantitative, descriptive, correlative, exploratory study with a sample of 448 low-income families in thirteen Social Assistance Reference Centers in Belém, Pará. The instruments used in the study were the Family Resilience Profile Questionnaire, the Social and Demographic Inventory, and the Family Poverty Rate. The results state that the families are not living in extreme poverty; however, they still face adversities due to the poverty. A significant presence of women, where 90.6% of the participants were mothers living in a single-parent family, attests that women are still the part of the population most affected by poverty. Furthermore, the results showed that the higher the poverty level, the lower the family resilience, and aspects such as work, knowledge and human development, especially child development, are aspects that enhance family resources to face adversities.

scholarly journals Development of institute of social contracts for investment of intellectual and innovative projects in modern economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. 04007
Author(s):  
O.A. Karpenko ◽  
A.L. Zolkin ◽  
O.L. Girshevich ◽  
S.A. Buryakov
Keyword(s):  
Social Contract ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Social Contracts ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
The Social ◽  
Economic Indexes ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Local Budget ◽  
Commercial Organizations

The problem of providing the low-income families with social contracts is review in this article. Analytics of economic indexes and the comparison with foreign countries’ experience are provided and directions of such contract providing are reviewed. The possibility of social contract providing for development of modern intellectual and innovative business is also mentioned. Social support on the base of social contract was firstly applied in Russia in 2012. The low-income citizen can receive the allowance if he meets successfully the conditions of agreement with social agency: find a work, start the business, pass the advanced courses or other actions on improvement of his conditions. Until 2020, the regions will provide this service voluntary and out of local budget resources. Usual the social workers receive the direct payments for each employed, and he can be resigned from the work if does not meet the requirements. The service is outsourced by non-state providers - non-commercial organizations and private companies - for additional competitiveness.

scholarly journals Empleo femenino y su efecto sobre la distribución de la renta familiar en el medio rural

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Esperanza Vera-Toscano ◽  
Eduardo Moyano Estrada
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Female Employment ◽  
Regional Survey ◽  
The Social ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Using Data ◽  
High Degree

Using data from a regional survey undertaken in 2008 to a sample of female rural residents of Andalucía, this paper analyzes the distributive effects of the increase in female employment on family income inequality. Results show the significant contribution of female earnings to family income and its distribution in rural areas. Nonetheless, female employment tends to be highly unstable with a high degree of seasonality and makes no contribution to the Social Security System. This situation exposes low income families, in particular, towards a high risk of social exclusion.

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