THE WELFARE STATE
Social welfare patterns OCHOLA TEACHER COLLEGE WELFARE STAT Social welfare patterns | by davis john ochola WELFARE STATE 1/1/2014 THE WELFARE STATE Davis john ochola Gone are the days when social history could be described as history with the politics left out. Social historians today are just as concerned with politics and state structures as they are with the material conditions of daily life. Indeed, those who would attempt an analysis of such pillars of social history as working-class protest or childhood would soon discover that such issues are inexorably tied to the state. This is particularly true of any study of poverty in modern society. The welfare state has thus become a central concern of social historians, who study its social, economic, and ideological roots; its role in shaping class relations and gender ideals; its economic consequences; and the strategies it fosters among the recipients of assistance. In fact, given the institutional nature of the welfare stat...