government responses to poverty - social democracy

Question 1

Time frame?

Answer 1

1951 - 1979

Question 2

Who did/what views did the social democracts include?

Answer 2

It varied between conservative and (old) labour.

Question 3

Who was the beginning of the welfare state influenced by?

Answer 3

Labour

Question 4

What were the governement responses based on? Why were the responses introduced?

Answer 4

• Based on ‘The Beveridge Report’.
• Introduced to meet the needs of post war Britain.

Question 5

What was the post war consensus?

Answer 5

The idea that the state should play a major role in the welfare state.

Question 6

List 2 strengths of the Social Democrats response to poverty.

Answer 6

1. They established the first welfare services in response to some of societies needs.
2. They acknowledged that some groups in society need further support.

Question 7

List 2 criticisms of the Social Democrats response to poverty.

Answer 7

1. The systems were only established from the Bev Report; researcher bias/representativeness must be taken into consideration.
2. Funding may have to be pulled from other services resources.