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• social welfare program — Introduction       any of a variety of governmental programs designed to protect citizens from the economic risks and insecurities of life. The most common types of programs provide benefits to the elderly or retired, the sick or invalid,… …   Universalium

• social welfare —    ‘Social welfare’ is sometimes a synonym for welfare state, but here it is taken to refer to ideas about what the objectives of a welfare state are and by what mechanisms and processes they might best be achieved.    The principle of less… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

• social service — social service, adj. organized welfare efforts carried on under professional auspices by trained personnel. [1850 55] * * * Introduction also called  welfare service,  or  social work,         any of numerous publicly or privately provided… …   Universalium

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• Welfare (financial aid) — Welfare is financial assistance paid to people by governments. Some welfare is general, while specific and can only be invoked under certain circumstances, such as a scholarship. Welfare payments can be made to individuals or to companies or… …   Wikipedia

• Welfare capitalism — Welfare capitalism, started in the 19th century, refers either to the combination of a capitalist economic system with a welfare state or in a strictly American context to the practice of businesses providing welfare like services to employees.… …   Wikipedia

• Social choice theory — is a theoretical framework for measuring individual interests, values, or welfares as an aggregate towards collective decision. A non theoretical example of a collective decision is passing a set of laws under a constitution. Social choice theory …   Wikipedia

• Social pedagogy — is an academic discipline concerned with theory and practice of holistic education and care. The term pedagogy originates from the Greek pais (child) and agein (to bring up, or lead), with the prefix social emphasising that upbringing is not only …   Wikipedia

• Social Security — n 1: the principle or practice or a program of public provision (as through social insurance or assistance) for the economic security and social welfare of the individual and his or her family; esp often cap both Ss: a U.S. government program… …   Law dictionary

• Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… …   Universalium

• social security — 1. (usually caps.) a program of old age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups. 2. the theory or practice of… …   Universalium