Social Justice and Welfare in Contemporary Society SWK203

• LO1 Explain the concept of social justice and how this is relevant to social work practice.

What do you think is meant by social justice?

In what ways does social justice relate to Daniel/ Katie/ others in the film

You may want to think about notions of deserving/ undeserving poor and how this has changed or not over history.

Some further pointers might be:

What parallels can you identify in the way Daniel was treated by the benefits system and the 1601 Poor law, and 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act?

You may wish to consider how Daniel was deemed fit to work after the Work Capability Assessment and denied Employment and Support Allowance. How do you think this relates to the notions of deserving and undeserving poor?

Likewise, consider Katie and how she was sanctioned for arriving late to her job center appointment. How does this reflect Poor Law values?

• <!-- [if !supportLists]-->LO2 Discuss the benefits of adopting a sociological imagination in social work.

What does a sociological imagination mean?

How would this this support you to understand Katie/ Daniel/ other character?

If you didnt have a sociological imagination what would be the dangers? (e.g. blaming them)

How does this link to social work values and ethics?

You will want to relate your discussion to consensus theory (e.g. functionalism) and conflict theories (e.g. Marxism or feminist theories)

• <!--[endif]-->LO3 Compare and contrast competing ideologies of welfare and their impact on service users lives.

How would you make sense of Daniels predicament from a social democrat perspective? Now consider the same question but from a neo-liberal perspective.

How do the two compare?

You may wish to consider the incident where Daniel refuses a job because his doctor will not allow him to work yet.

How would the two ideologies make sense of this?

Or you might wish to consider the reasons which led Katie to move away from her family/ friends/ networks

• <!-- [if !supportLists]-->LO4 Explore social divisions in society and analyse their implications for the life chances of individuals.

You might wish to consider conflict theories here (if not already covered for LO2) and symbolic interactionism/ labelling theories and how they link to the characters, for example:

How might feminist approaches make sense of Katie being forced into prostitution?

How might feminist approach understand Daniels reluctance to accept support?

How might a Marxist perspective make sense of Daniels situation/ his power within society?

How might Marxist theories on the family/ education apply to Katie and her children?

What labels might have been applied to Daniel/ Katie and how might this create divisions and impact their own feelings of self and behaviours?

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1 Explain the concept of social justice and how this is relevant to social work practice.

Demonstrates an absence of knowledge of social justice.

Argument is incoherent; reference to social work practice non-existent.

Demonstrates extremely limited knowledge of social justice.

Superficial argument and insufficient reference to social work practice.

Demonstrates incomplete knowledge of social justice.

Superficial argument and inaccurate/ inconsistent judgements of social work practice.

Demonstrates adequate knowledge of social justice.

Develops satisfactory argument and makes adequate judgements of social work practice.

Demonstrates good knowledge of social justice.

Develops reasonable argument and makes solid judgements in accordance with social work practice.

Demonstrates very good knowledge of social justice.

Develops rigorous argument and makes sound judgements in accordance with social work practice.

Demonstrates excellent knowledge of social justice.

Develops sophisticated argument and makes sound judgements in accordance with social work practice.

Demonstrates outstanding knowledge of social justice.

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Develops authoritative argument and makes sound judgements in accordance with social work practice.

2 Discuss the benefits of adopting a sociological imagination in social work

There is no explanation of how sociological imagination can be applied to social work.

Argument is incoherent: reference to the benefits of adopting a sociological imagination non-existent.

Extremely limited explanation of how sociological imagination can be applied to social work.

Superficial argument and insufficient reference to the benefits of adopting a sociological imagination.

An incomplete explanation of how sociological imagination can be applied to social work.

Superficial argument and inaccurate/ inconsistent application of the benefits of adopting a sociological imagination

An adequate explanation of how sociological imagination can be applied to social work.

Develops satisfactory argument and adequate application of the benefits of adopting a sociological imagination

Good explanation of how sociological imagination can be applied to social work.

Develops reasonable argument and makes solid application of the benefits of adopting a sociological imagination

Very good explanation of how sociological imagination can be applied to social work.

Develops rigorous argument and makes sound application of the benefits of adopting a sociological imagination

Excellent explanation of how sociological imagination can be applied to social work.

Develops sophisticated argument and makes sound application of the benefits of adopting a sociological imagination

Outstanding explanation of how sociological imagination can be applied to social work.

Develops authoritative argument and makes sound application of the benefits of adopting a sociological imagination

3. Compare and contrast competing ideologies of welfare and their impact on service users lives

There is no comparison or contrast between competing ideologies of welfare.

Argument is incoherent: reference to how ideologies of welfare impact on service users lives is non-existent.

Extremely limited comparison or contrast between competing ideologies of welfare.

Superficial argument and insufficient reference to how ideologies of welfare impact on service users lives.

An incomplete comparison or contrast between competing ideologies of welfare.

Superficial argument and inaccurate/ inconsistent reference to how ideologies of welfare impact on service users lives

An adequate comparison or contrast between competing ideologies of welfare.

satisfactory argument and adequate reference to how ideologies of welfare impact on service users lives

Good comparison or contrast between competing ideologies of welfare.

Develops reasonable argument and makes solid reference to how ideologies of welfare impact on service users lives

Very good comparison or contrast between competing ideologies of welfare.

Develops rigorous argument and makes sound reference to how ideologies of welfare impact on service users lives

Excellent comparison or contrast between competing ideologies of welfare.

Develops sophisticated argument and makes sound reference to how ideologies of welfare impact on service users lives

Outstanding comparison or contrast between competing ideologies of welfare.

Develops authoritative argument and makes sound reference to how ideologies of welfare impact on service users lives

4. Explore social divisions in society and analyse their implications for the life chances of individuals

Demonstrates an absence of exploration of social divisions in society.

Argument is incoherent: reference to the implications for the life chances of individuals is non-existent.

Demonstrates extremely limited exploration of social divisions in society.

Superficial argument and insufficient reference to the implications for the life chances of individuals.

Demonstrates incomplete exploration of social divisions in society.

Superficial argument and inaccurate/ inconsistent reference to the implications for the life chances of individuals.

Demonstrates adequate exploration of social divisions in society.

Satisfactory argument and adequate reference to the implications for the life chances of individuals.

Demonstrates good exploration of social divisions in society.

Develops reasonable argument and makes solid reference to the implications for the life chances of individuals.

Demonstrates very good exploration of social divisions in society.

Develops rigorous argument and makes sound reference to the implications for the life chances of individuals.

Demonstrates excellent exploration of social divisions in society.

Develops sophisticated argument and makes sound reference to the implications for the life chances of individuals.

Demonstrates outstanding exploration of social divisions in society.

Develops authoritative argument and makes sound reference to the implications for the life chances of individuals.

Presentation and grammar.

Presentation and communication are careless and deficient; an absence of referencing.

Work is unstructured; poorly presented and communicated; referencing erroneous/ missing.

Work inadequately presented and communicated; references inaccurate and inconsistent.

Work satisfactorily presented and communicated; references mostly accurate but some deficiencies.

Work clearly presented and communicated; references generally accurate with minor deficiencies.

Work precisely presented and communicated; references accurate and reliable.

Work excellently presented and communicated; references accurate, reliable and precise.

Work professionally presented and communicated; references accurate, reliable and precise.