Instructions : read article and analyze the article and write your reaction to the article ( thoughts and opinions). at least 200 -400 words. Article Reaction is thorough and thoughtful. Response dem

Instructions : read article and analyze the article and write your reaction to the article ( thoughts and opinions). at least 200 -400 words. Article Reaction is thorough and thoughtful. Response dem
Article Reaction #1: A Theory of Social Welfare, by David Stoesz (1989) Please read the article by David Stoesz and answer the following questions: 1. Provide, in 25 words or more, an explanation of Systems Theory. 2. Do you agree or disagree with the statement made by the author: “…social welfare is not moving in a direction that is compatible with social work values.” In 25 words or more, please elaborate. 3. Provide, in 25 words or more, an explanation of Social Welfare in the United States. List 3 examples. 4. What are the four Structural Interest groups the author lists that are part of the social structure of the Welfare System? Please provide an explanation of each. What does each interest group seek to accomplish? No word requirement for this question. 5. According to the author, “By the 1970s, private practice in social work was developing as an important form of service delivery.” By 1983, according to Baker (1983), what percentage of all social workers were engaged in private practice? No word requirement for this question. 6. In 25 words or more, please explain your understanding of The Theory of Social Welfare. 7. Based on the article, come up with a question and then provide an answer. In 25 words or more.
Instructions : read article and analyze the article and write your reaction to the article ( thoughts and opinions). at least 200 -400 words. Article Reaction is thorough and thoughtful. Response dem
Social Welfare Before the Elizabethan Poor Laws: The Early Christian Tradition, AD 33 to 313, by Vicent Faherty (2006) Please read the article by Vicent Faherty and answer the following questions: 1. Please describe, in 25 words or more, the Elizabethan Poor Laws of 1601. 2. Do you agree or disagree with the author when he states, “Clearly, what is constructed as social welfare today has been organized and delivered for centuries before 1601 through the rich religious traditions of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam and thousands of other traditional religions and cultural practices embraced by humankind throughout the world? In 25 words or more, please explain your answer. 3. Briefly describe, in 25 words or more, Greek and Roman societies, in terms of the practice of philanthropy and how they took care of the poor. 4. According to the author, “Within Judaism, starting in the fourteenth century B.C., a different kind of concern for the disadvantaged emerged.” In 25 words or more, can you describe this new way of practicing philanthropy and caring for the poor? 5. In 25 words or more, can you describe how the Christian church “adapted to and absorbed substantial parts of Greek, Jewish and Roman cultures” in providing charity for the less fortunate? 6. Based on the numerous early Social Welfare services within the Christian church that are mentioned, list and describe your top 3 that you feel are still important. 7. Based on the article, come up with a question and then provide an answer. In 25 words or more.