Social Welfare
Availability and Delivery of Services and Benefits for Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11228873 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Terry Carney (0000-0002-3612-5986, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 93-120 |
| Publication date | 1982-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1982.tb00726.x |
| OpenAlex | W2561273169 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
It is contended that social welfare legislation is principally concerned with the allocation of resources of income, wealth, position and power. Australian legislation providing welfare services and benefits for children is assessed from this perspective. It is argued that the present legislation providing income support payments for young people accords excessive weight to the promotion of economic interests of the community such as the work ethic and fails to address the social and human needs of that population. It is also contended that the structure of the child welfare services legislation is overly concerned to cater to conservative forces in society who favour social control measures designed to protect their values and interests and who resist efforts to provide a network of non‐coercive preventive services. Both areas of the law are criticized on the basis that they place excessive reliance on the notion that the family unit is capable of carrying the major responsibility for income support and service provision
Business · Economics · Market economy · Political science · Project commissioning · Public relations · Publishing · Social Welfare · Welfare · Law · Research in Social Sciences · Social Work Education and Practice
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2005 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |