...In September 6, 1860 Jane Addams was born in Cedarville. Jane Addams was the youngest of eight children. Addams spent her childhood playing outdoors and reading indoors. When Jenny was only three her mother became very ill and died. As a result of not having any siblings her , disliked greatly being reprimanded. When she was age four, she contracted tuberculosis of the spine, which caused a curvature in her back and lifelong health problems. As a child, she thought she was "ugly". In her teens, Addams had big dreams which is to do something useful in the world. Long interested in the poor from her reading of Dickens and inspired by her mother's kindness to the Cedarville poor , so she decided to address this social problem. Addams's father encouraged her to pursue higher education, but not too far from home. She was eager to attend the brand new college for women, Smith College, but her father required Jane to attended Rockford Female Seminary. The principal of Rockford was a feminist who believed women deserved the same quality education that men received and that women had a supreme duty to preserve morality, culture and the heritage of western civilization. In 1881 Jane Addams was graduated from the Rockford Female Seminary, the valedictorian of a class of seventeen, but was granted the bachelor's degree only after the school became accredited the next year as Rockford College for Women. In the course of the next six years she began the study of medicine...
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...America during this period found fault in American males attitude towards women, they thought males treated women as inferiors and subjected women to double standards. "By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in law; that is, the very being and legal existence of the woman is suspended during marriage." This is according to a 1765 law established by Sir William Blackstone an English barrister, and American law followed this principle thereby the wife "belonged" to the husband. Jane Addams co-founded one of the first settlements in the United States, the Hull House in Chicago, Illinois. Addams was known for her work as a feminist and socialist. In 1889, Addams along with another woman opened one of the first settlements in both the United States and North America. Jane Addams had two very important reasons for the Hull House. To help immigrants find a shelter and so the young will learn more and have a bright future. The house provided services for the poor and the immigrants. Addams also served as...
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... Many reported that there were ghosts and spooks in the abandoned mansion that was purchased by Addams and Starr, however the largest fabrication spread was one about a supposed “Devil Baby” that supposedly could be seen from an attic window when walking down the street. This story was made very public in the fall of 1913, there were several versions of this tale and each had interpretations of their own. The Italian and the Jewish renditions of the story were the ones that were predominantly spoken of not only in Chicago but also as far as Milwaukee. It seemed that this...
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...differently even by philanthropists. Andrew Carnegie and Jane Addams were both upper class members in the 19th century who believed that wealth should be utilized to aid those in the lower class towards prosperity. Both Carnegie and Addams scorned the popular idea of the upper class of wealth being entirely passed down to the next generation in a family. Their opinions were due to the harm that Carnegie witnessed and Addams experienced of the fruitless entitled offspring and the utter lack of understanding about hard work it instills. The two benefactors also rejected a grandiose lifestyle for themselves and those who had wealth and...
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...Feudalism is the social system where a multiple people had their own communal roles. For instance, nobles were in charge of the land where they had possession of the Crown, and peasants were forced to live in the land of the lord. With this type of government, poor laws were made in order to create an organized system that provided care to patients. In the 1800s, a new system was created as a method for providing aids for social illnesses. This movement treated suffering people, and it lead to what was called the Settlement House movement. The founder, Jane Addams, established houses in poor areas for low income or struggling people to live in. This helped relieve poverty and influenced the support for others in need of...
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...inclusive of indigenous knowledge, to be less biased towards Western ideals of individualism and change, and instead to encompass collectivity, continuity and cohesion. Lastly, it endeavors to emphasize social work’s involvement in theory and research and its capacity as an academic discipline, in addition to its practical application. The links also include commentary and explanation for each aspect of the definition’s wording and the mandates, principles, knowledge and practice that undergird the social work profession (Kanyowa 1999) Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work. Underpinned by theories of social work, social sciences, humanities and indigenous knowledge’s, social work engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance wellbeing (IBID). Whether social work can be considered a fully-developed profession or remains a semi-profession has been debated throughout the last century (Toren, 1972; Greenwood, 1957; Hall, 1968; Hopps and Collins, 1995: 2266). Currently there are also those who consider that social work is a group of professions rather than a unitary entity....
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...Is Human Services? Kimberly Zapalac BSHS 301 March 29, 2012 Larita Pendergraft Abstract There are many subjects that can be covered within the human service profession. This paper will be covering a brief look at the following: the goal of the human service provider along with a look at its history from the middle ages until modern times. It will look at what is means to be in generalist practice, and the theoretical framework of human service. Common interventions within the human service profession will be explored; as well as ethical considerations within the profession. What Is Human Services? Human Services is a term used that describes and defines a wide variety of jobs and positions that serve a population of people who for whatever reason cannot help themselves. The National Organization for Human Services (NOHS) defines the human services profession in this way: “The Human Services profession in one which promotes improved service delivery systems by addressing not only the quality of direct services, but also seeking to improve accessibility, accountability, and coordination among professionals and agencies in service delivery” (Martin, 2007, p. 5). The goal of the human service...
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...Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Introduction The modernizing society has given rise to complex social issues that affect man and his environment (Serafica). In order to alleviate the social issues that threaten man’s social functioning, many humanitarian professions have sprung. One of those which have been existing since the early times is the Social Work profession. As the world becomes even more complex and challenging, Social Workers are demanded to become more responsive and adaptable to the call of the times. It is therefore important that Social Workers, as they perform their roles in responding to the changing needs and demands of the various sectors, should be well equipped with necessary knowledge, attitudes, and skills for a more competent practice. Social Work can be described as a practicing profession that requires sound knowledge and competency in practice (Hepworth, Looney, & Larsen, 2002). Students have to learn and acquire knowledge and skills throughout the entire course. They are also expected to perform these knowledge and skills in various occasions in the course, such as in lectures, in seminars, and most importantly, the fieldwork placements. Field Instruction Program in the Social Work curriculum performs a very vital role in the training of future Social Workers. It enables the students to concretize the theories and concepts they have learned in the classroom, it allows the students to test their abilities in supervised educational...
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...History of Human Services “Social work in the US today, as elsewhere, reflects the historical, social, cultural, and political context in which it is situated” (Arnd-Caddigan & Puzzuto, 2008, p. 68). Understanding the history of human services is necessary to gain a complete understanding of human services. American human services practice was greatly influenced by the English social welfare system; thus, it is important to understand the history of English social welfare to understand American human services (Martin, 2011). The history of English social welfare systems begin with the feudal system of the Middle Ages. Under the feudal system, landowners would allow serfs to live on and farm the land (Martin, 2011). The landowners were expected to care for the needs of their serfs. During this era, the church emphasized charity, and individuals felt that poverty was necessary to be charitable as demanded by God (Martin, 2011). After the decline of the feudal system, England introduced the poor laws. The poor laws stated that poverty would be dealt with in the community and changed the perspective of poverty (Martin, 2011). Only those who were determined to be worthy poor were allowed to beg or receive other benefits, and the unworthy were punishable by law. The Elizabethan Poor Laws of 1601 organized the previous poor laws and served as a model for American human service laws (Martin,2011). These laws had three basic principles, greatest responsibility of providing for one’s...
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...Chapter 1: Understanding Sociology Multiple Choice 1. Which of the following was the main concern of Kelsey Timmerman in his book Where Am I Wearing? A. why people wear different styles in different locales B. differences in fashion across cultures C. the people who make our clothing D. pirating in the fashion industry Answer: C Type: I 2. The scientific study of social behavior and human groups is known as A. psychology. B. political science. C. anthropology. D. sociology. Answer: D Type: D 3. Sociology A. is the scientific study of social behavior and human groups. B. focuses primarily on how social relationships influence people’s behavior. C. focuses on how societies develop and change. D. all of these Answer: D Type: D 4. The awareness that allows people to comprehend the link between their immediate, personal social settings and the remote, impersonal social world is called A. the sociological imagination. B. anthropology. C. a theory. D. verstehen. Answer: A Type: D 5. ____________ is most closely associated with the concept of the sociological imagination. A. Émile Durkheim B. Max Weber C. Karl Marx D. C. Wright Mills Answer: D Type: S 6. A key element in the sociological imagination is the ability to view one’s own society ...
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...INDIVIDUAL: What is Human Service What is Human Services BSHS/302 April 9, 2012 Instructor: Joe Spalding INDIVIDUAL: What is Human Services What is Human Services? The need to help someone who cannot meet his or her own basic needs of food, shelter and, health, has been a need that some have fulfilled for centuries dating back to Elizabethan time in England during the 16th century, and which carried over to the original 13 colonies in America. With the creation in 1953 of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by President Eisenhower (HHS.gov, where the professional advocates for improving service systems by attending to the convenience, responsibility, and assortment of professionals and agencies that will carry out services to those in need according to the National Organization of Human Services (NOHS). The skills and intervention strategies for the professional includes the professional themselves. Attaining a level of understanding of one’s own principles and mores is crucial in recognizing these in others. A Clinical assessment, family genograms, psychological testing, and basic counseling techniques will start the professional on the path to finding help for the individual, using patience, active listening skills, observation skills, sympathy, and empathy. Ethical considerations for the professional are treating each client with respect, dignity while apprising clients of limits...
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...The Evolving Women The role women play in our society is and has been an ever-changing one, from mother to doctor to soldier and everything in between. With increasing standards and demands on them to be the one who keep’s the family grounded and together in a chaotic society that thinks none to highly of them or their rights as citizens. I chose to focus on women’s changing roles during the time period from 1865 through 1920 and then through 1920 to this present day. The reason I chose to focus on the women of our history is because this was a very unstable time in history, due to the changing status of minorities in the culture at this time due to the end of the Civil War and the impending revolution for women’s rights with the passage of the 19th amendment. Dating as far back as the early 1800's women’s roles were consistently being challenged and questioned, it was not so much the women’s rights marches of the 60's but it was the beginning of that revolution. During the early part of the 19th century women’s character was separated with four basic attributes: piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity. Even the foreign visitors to America during this period found fault in American male’s attitude towards women, they thought males treated women as inferiors and subjected women to double standards. "By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in law; that is, the very being and legal existence of the woman is suspended during marriage." This is according...
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...Human Service History CHS-252094-04-07FA1 Introduction to Human Services The profession of social work emerged in the early twentieth century as charitable organizations began employing trained workers rather than relying on volunteers. Pioneers developed two competing approaches for addressing social problems. Mary Richmond, author of Social Diagnosis (1917), is celebrated as a leader of the charity organization movement, while the social settlement movement was epitomized by the work of Jane Addams at Hull-House in Chicago. The profession considers its founding date to be 1898, the year the first social work course was established at the New York School of Philanthropy (now the Columbia University School of Social Work). In 1915, at the National Conference of Charities and Corrections, Abraham Flexner, an educator and expert on professional standards, pronounced that social workers were not professionals, rather they served as mediators between clients and other professionals such as doctors and lawyers. Early social workers took that as a challenge and mobilized workers to produce professional literature, organizations, and a code of ethics. As June Hopps and Pauline Collins (1995) have noted, the profession of social work responds to wider historical changes, shifting its focus from environmental reform to individual change, as the nation's social climate fluctuates. For example, social workers aimed to radically change institutions and rejected the traditional...
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...lawyer and banker. Her mother was a republican, Quaker, woman suffrage leader and an abolitionist (cite here). Edith was one of four children in the Abbott family along with her sister Grace Abbott who would later on work side by side with her sister in social services. Edith was a well-rounded child, helping her mother in the woman’s suffrage movement even meeting and helping Susan B. Anthony in the fight for woman’s rights (cite here). During Edith’s childhood Abbott and her sister were able to take a trip to visit the Columbian World’s Fair in Chicago. While in Chicago for the fair they visited the University of...
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...Progressive Era through the Great Depression Joana Lewis Joel Goldstein, PhD. Contemporary U.S. History August 2, 2012 Although women spear headed many significant Progressive era reforms, they were still denied the right to vote. This became increasingly problematic once more and more women understood that individuals in the Industrial Age were buffeted by social and economic forces that were beyond their control and that required the involvement of the federal government. The denial of suffrage changed during the Progressive era, beginning in the western states. To main groups furthered the cause of women’s suffrage: the National American Women Suffrage Association, founded in 1890, and the National Women’s Party, founded in 1913 and led by Alice Paul. The NAWSA worked state to state to convince opponents that were valuable assets to society and deserved to vote. Paul and the NWP, on the other hand, pursued a more aggressive national strategy. On the eve of President Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration in 1913, Alice Paul organized a rally of 5,000 women to demand a federal constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote. She also held a six-month vigil outside the White House to protest restrictions of women suffrage. The combined efforts of these two groups ultimately led to victory. In 1920 just after the end of World War 1, the Nineteenth amendment was passed, and women won the right to vote. Woodrow Wilson became president in...
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