The purpose of the this assignment is
• to provide students an opportunity to acquire valuable critical analysis skills within the framework of Canadian social welfare history
• to acuminate student knowledge and understanding on the development of critical actions, events and circumstances that led to social welfare development in Canada
• to allow students the opportunity to share their in-depth knowledge and understanding about a specific social welfare police / issue with colleagues
Article: Babcock, R. H. (1995). Blood on the factory floor: the worker’s compensation movement in Canada and the United State.
Procedure: The critical analysis paper (3 – 5 pages) will be written in essay format and will explore the following:
1. Provide a brief summary of the article and the social issue / policy on which it is focused. (1/2 – 1 page, 2 marks)
2. The author describes the development of a specific social welfare policy / issue in the article.
Describe how this development was impacted by progressive humanitarianism and growing enlightenment, various popular movements and similar interests, social control directed at particular segments of the Canadian population, and the need for government to expend funds to maintain economic and social stability.
Note that not all of these may have impacted the social policy discussed in your assigned reading, but do consider each and provide commentary. (2-3 pages, 5 marks)
3. Describe your conclusions about this article in terms of how effectively it described the development of the social welfare issue or policy, how the development impacted you, what you learned and what you think is important for others to know about this topic. (1/2 – 1 page, 2 marks)
4. Your paper will adhere to APA format, including subtitles. (2 marks) Subtitles should be:
1. Article summary
2. Impacts on social policy
3. Conclusions drawn
5. Develop a two-minute “elevator speech” to be delivered to your classmates on June 2nd on the main points of the article – what is it that your colleagues should know about the context in which this particular social problem or issue was situated and emerged and how was it addressed? (Don’t just state a lot of dates and facts here; include your critical analysis of the factors in question 2). (4 marks)
