Welfare
Frederick Wiseman: An American Institution
January 31 - March 5, 2025
A profile of the welfare system that illustrates the staggering diversity of problems that constitute welfare: unemployment, divorce, housing, medical and psychiatric problems, abandoned and abused children, and the elderly.
A profile of the welfare system that illustrates the staggering diversity of problems that surround welfare: unemployment, divorce, housing, medical and psychiatric problems, abandoned and abused children, and the elderly. These issues are presented in a context where welfare workers and clients struggle to cope with and interpret the laws and regulations that govern their work and life.
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