SOCI 1010 1nd Edition Lecture 34Outline of Last Lecture I. The Big IdeaII. Social Changea. Connection between individual & societyi. Black/White fraternitiesIII. Change through government policya. Welfare: IV. History of cash aid to familiesOutline of Current Lecture I. Social change continuedII. Elder Care – Cassie’s experienceIII. Hill-Collinsa. The big ideab. Creating coalitions for social changeCurrent LectureI. Social change continueda. Largest portion of federal budget goes to social security & Medicareb. In 2011, 36% of federal budget went to SS & Medicarei. 25% - defense, veteransThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.ii. 16% Medicaid, food stamps, TANFiii. 6% interest on debtiv. 9% health research/unemploymentv. 2% law enforcementc. Degree to which families do well on/off TANF depends on the economyII. Elder Care – Cassie’s experiencea. A lot of people fall through cracks of getting help due to doing “to well” to qualifyfor programs they may needb. Who qualifies and what you get may not leave people as well off as one may thinkc. Cassie made $9,654/year (in 2004) but still did not automatically qualify for Medicaid i. In order to qualify for Medicaid, income is looked at, must fall below poverty line which is $9,310/yearii. Cassie was above poverty line by $300d. Paid less for housing, gets food stamps, housing subsidy, Medicare, Medicaid sometimese. Some of Cassie’s basic needs are not met:i. Had no lower dentureii. Not covering food costs (gets food donations)iii. 5 children had to pitch in to help iv. Doesn’t have any extra moneyf. Lack of a high income doesn’t come from the fact that Cassie didn’t work – she always worked, just had lower income jobs (type of work)g. Social security: workers fund current retires, if you live super long and get more SS then you put in – nothing happens, you continue getting payments – don’t get cut offh. Spend Down:i. Amount of money your medical expenses are to make you qualify for Medicaid ii. Medical expenses get subtracted from income, if the figure made you financially needy, Medicaid would kick ini. Medicare not free!i. Pay premiumii. Pay deductable before eligibleiii. Co insurances (co-pay)III. Hill-Collins Social Changea. The big idea: Hill-Collins explores how inequalities based on race, gender and class might be reducedb. Creating coalitions for social changei. Recognize difference in powerii. Work for common causeiii. Build
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