How did the Great Depression of the 1930s shatter the belief of individualism and result in the Social Security Act?
What will be an ideal response?
The depression of the 1930s brought about profound changes in social welfare. Until that time, the belief in individualism was still widely held-that is, the belief that one is the master of one's fate. The depression shattered this myth. It became clear that situations and events beyond individual control can cause deprivation, misery, and poverty. It also became clear that the federal government must play a role in providing financial assistance and social services. The experience with emergency relief and work programs during the Great Depression demonstrated the need for more permanent federal efforts in dealing with some of the critical problems of unemployment, aging, disability, illness, and dependent children. As a result, in 1935 the Social Security Act was passed, which forms the basis of most of our current public social welfare programs, and federal legislation for the following three major categories of programs was enacted: social insurance, public assistance, and public health and welfare services.
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A) cohesion? B) ?separation C) ?connection D) ?bonding
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a. It allows researchers to explore research questions that examine change over time since often times animals used in research have shorter lifespans than humans. b. Animal research provide models that can be applied to humans. c. Animal research provides platforms to do experiments that are difficult to perform on humans. d. Animal research does not have ethical guidelines, and researchers are free to do anything they want.
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B) being ethnocentric. C) making broad generalizations about the culture as a whole. D) ?all of the above.