In honor of the Reformation
SWK 301B, History and Analysis of Social Policy, developed聽this 72 Social Policy REFORMation.
The students’ instructions
In聽recognition of the 500th聽anniversary of the Reformation and the 95 theses (questions and propositions) that were presented for debate, we will create our own list of theses.聽 These should include:
- Things that are wrong, helpful, or need聽REFORM聽in the various social policies we have discussed (social policy review)
- Presentation of what you learned in your social policy analysis, including things to聽REFORM, maintain, or increase
- Reflections on the聽i go home聽video, including things that should never be done again,聽REFORMs done or still needed, etc.
- Social issues, including systemic issues of injustice, that must be聽REFORMed, perhaps through activism, for our neighbors鈥� good
Background
500 years ago, the Reformation brought great social reforms:
鈥斅犫�淩elief scheme including a common chest to aid the weak, old, and poor householders鈥� (Platt and Cooreman, 2001, p. 92)
鈥斅燬chools for children & education guides for parents to use at home
鈥斅營nformation that was important to common people should be presented in their own language
鈥斅燨pposition to collecting money that could further impoverish, exclude, and/or marginalize (including stated purpose vs. actual purpose)
鈥斅營mportance of caring for and helping all of one鈥檚 neighbors
鈥斅燙all to active citizenship, yet permission to oppose the government when it was deemed to be taking wrong actions
鈥斅燰alue of聽all聽types of work, including child care, and the importance of doing work well, including for others鈥� benefit