Ch.17: Social Policy Flashcards
social programs financed in whole or in part by taxation or other mandatory contributions by their present or future recipients
contributory programs
a contributory welfare program into which working Americans contribute a percentage of their wages and from which receive cash benefits after retirement or if they become disabled
social security
a periodic process adjusting social benefits or wages to account for increases in the cost of living
indexing
changes made to the level of benefits of a government program based on the rate of inflation
cost of living adjustments
Established in 1965 of _________: which provides substantial medical services to elderly persons who are already eligible to receive old-age survivors’, and disability insurance under the original social security system
medicare
also known as public assistance programs: social programs that provide assistance to people on the basis of demonstrated need rather than contribution they have made
noncontributory programs
a procedure by which potential beneficiaries of a public assistance program establish their eligibility by demonstrating a genuine need for the assistance
means testing
A federally and state-financed state operated program providing medical services to low income Americans
medicaid
the largest anti-poverty program which provides recipients with a debit card for food at most grocery stores; formally known as food stamps
supplement nutrition assistance program (SNAP)
non-cash goods and services provided to needy individuals and families by the federal government
in-kind benefits
a legal obligation of the federal government to provide payments to individuals or groups of individuals according to the eligibility criteria or benefit rules
entitlement
a widely shared American ideal that all people should have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they have to reach their fullest potential
equal of opportunity
Three types of policies that are most significant in opening opportunity include
education policies
health policies
housing policies
Who are the beneficiaries of the two strongest and most generous social policies (social security & Medicare)
elderly
The middle and upper classes benefit from what analyst call the ________ _______ _______. social benefits that private employers offer to their workers.
the shadow welfare state
