- Analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in community work and services
- Assignment 1
- Long term unemployed
- Describe how this group experiences social exclusion and inequality.
- People who face long-term unemployment are exposed to many social exclusions and inequalities in the society. First, most of these people are excluded from the civil society. This is because most of these people are excluded from certain institutional mechanism. Second most of the people who face long-term unemployment also face exclusion from certain socials goods. This is where the society fails to recognize these people and provide them with particular goods such as better housing. This in turn makes these people to live in undesirable living conditions. Moreover, most of these people are also seen as unskilled and therefore most of the organizations fail to employ such people due to the fear that they may not be productive.
- Moreover, it is also evident that people who face long-term unemployment also face exclusion from social production. This is where these people are denied opportunity to actively contribute to the various development activities in the (Weil, Wildemeersch, & Jansen, 2004, p.20). This in turn makes such people to feel excluded from various socials activities. Moreover, it is also evident that most of the people with long term unemployed are also faced with various economic exclusion. This is evident since most of these people are often lack access to various normal forms of livelihood. Due to economic exclusion most of these people are forced to depend on other members of the society. This also makes these people to become a burden to the members of the society. In addition, these people are also excluded from certain decision making process in the society. This implies these people are normally excluded from the various developmental policies of the society.
- Various social cultural factors contribute to the different problems faced by the people who have long-term unemployment issue. One of the social factors that have contributed to the long-term unemployment state is the poverty levels in the society (Zastrow, 2010, p.123). High levels of poverty has an adverse effect on the on an individual life. This is because most of the students from the poor family are unable to access quality education. This in turn makes it hard for such people to get employment. It also evident that low poverty levels also exposes people to various health related diseases. This is because these people are unable to access good medical cares and their educations are usually interrupted.
- Moreover certain cultural belief also contribute to the long unemployment to individual more especially women. This is because some society values the boy child education more than the girl child does. This has led to many parents in such societies to opt to educate the boy child leaving the girl child. However this culture may lead to long-term unemployment to the girl. It is also evident that some cultural aspect such as language also can contribute to the long-term unemployment of an individual. This is because one may be unable to communicate effectively using the official languages.
- The individual
- The individual who face these social exclusion and inequality are unable to meet their various financial obligations. For instance they are unable to pay their mortgages and therefore end up becoming homeless. Moreover due to their unemployment state these people become more susceptible to acquire malnutrition related diseases. It is also evident that these people are susceptible to getting some mental related diseases stress. This is mainly because these people mainly feel as burden to the society. In addition, these people are also faced with the problem of reduced life expectancy (Bambra, 2011, p. 118). This is because these people are at high risk of developing complicated disease conditions that endanger their life.
- The family
- The individual who face long-term unemployment mainly suffer various problems while exercising their roles in the family. In the situation where the father is involved he may not be able to provide for his family. This can in turn cause the family to suffer due to lack of some of the basic need such as food and clothing. Moreover due to the unemployment state of the father he may also acquire certain stress related diseases such depression (Zamfir, 2012, p.126). This can in turn pose more problems to the family since they may be forced to seek for better health care services. Moreover in the situation where the one of the parent is faced with this problem of long term unemployment he or she may not be able to provide quality education to their children. The community
- People who face long-term unemployment also face various problems that affect the community they leave in several ways. First, these people are unable to contribute to the various developmental activities of society. This leads to these people becoming excluded socially since they are normally regarded as non-cooperative. Second these people are also associated with various social evils. This is because most of the people who face long-term unemployment normally engage in risky behaviors such as alcohol abuse. This in turn makes them to be associated with the various social problems such as prostitution and robbery. Moreover most of these people end up acquiring various health related diseases and therefore become a burden to the members of the community. This is because when such people are faced with stress related diseases the members of the community are forced to contribute toward the up keep of such an individuals
- Give an example of one social policy that impacts on this group
- One of the policies that can help to address some of the problem that affect this group is the policy developed by the Australia government is the Home Energy Server Scheme. The scheme aimed at equipping low income individuals to find better ways to manage their energy consumptions. The program also aimed at providing these groups of people with information about easy and affordable energy sources. Moreover the program aimed at ensuring the low income individuals also understand the various energy bills and energy market. In order to facilitate these people acquire these energy saving equipments the government provided these people with loans. The scheme also aimed at ensuring that the people with low income which also included the unemployed were to reduce their energy use in the household activities. The program therefore helped to reduce the energy expenses to these unemployed people. This therefore implied that these people who face long term unemployment issues were able to use any low income that they may have to fulfil other needs.
- Retrieved from http://www.cleanenergyfuture.gov.au/home-energy-saver-scheme-to-help-vulnerable-australians/
- Consider your chosen group in relation to one major social institution from the following
- Interaction of the group with religious system
- The interaction of the people with the long term employment issues with the religious system may have both positive and negative impact. First interaction of the group with the religious group may help to give hope to this group. This is because according to religious teaching one is supposed to live his or her life hoping that one day things will be alright. Second participating in various religious activities may also help to keep these people busy and therefore prevent the group from acquiring stress related diseases. Moreover through engaging in various religious activities the group can also be able to secure employment opportunity. This is because some non-governmental organisation mainly works with various religious groups such organisation includes the Adventist Relief Agency (ADRA). This implies that these people may be able to get some employment opportunity and work with such organisations. In addition, engaging in various religious activities can help to control the behaviour of this group. This is because according to various religious teaching one is not supposed to engage in certain high risk behaviours such as alcohol taking.
- However, over engaging in various religious activities may also have a negative impact on these group. This is because they may lack opportunity to such for job opportunities since they are constantly engaged in religious activities. In addition certain religious beliefs may also hinder a person from acquiring job opportunity. This is because some religious denominations such as seventh day church have a belief that one is not supposed to work on Saturday. However most organisations operate even on Saturday and therefore such people may not be acquire employment opportunities in such organisations.
- Identify one organisation that is working to address the social exclusion or inequality experienced by your chosen group and answer the following
- One of the organisations that can help people with long term unemployment is the Australia Council of Social Services (ACSS). The organization is mainly concerned with the advocating the disadvantaged group members in the society. This implies that the long term unemployed people being one of the disadvantaged groups in society also fall under the category of the groups that the organisation works with. The organizations mainly develop various policies that can help to address some of the challenges that the members of these groups face. It therefore help to promote socially and economic responsible public policy. Moreover the organisation helps top inform the public the various policies undertaken by the government in order to help the economically disadvantaged group in the society. It is also evident that the organisation also helps in advocating to the government the various interests of the disadvantaged group in the society. In addition the organisation also helps in the monitoring the implementation of the various policies developed by the government to address the unemployed members of the society. One of the policies that the ACSS is actively engaged with is the policy to provide the energy efficiency in the low income household. This policy involves ensuring that the people with low income are able to access energy to use in the household activities.
- Retrieved http://www.acoss.org.au/papers/category_employment_income_support/8
- Assignment 2
- Which individuals and groups are more likely to be unemployed and why?
- The individual who are likely to face unemployment issue are mainly the new immigrant in the country. This is because first they may have undergone different education system different from the one undergone currently in Australia. This makes such people unable to qualify for job opportunity in most of the organisation in Australia. Language barrier may also hinder the new immigrant to work in most organisations in Australia. This is because such people may not be able to communicate effectively their fellow employee in the workplace. Moreover the immigrants may also face problems to do with socialisation with other members of the society. Main cause of problems related to socialisation is the difference in the background information.
- Moreover it is also evident that the immigrants are also likely to face issues to do with discrimination in the employment. This is because many employers may prefer to work with the citizens from Australia. This makes hard for the immigrants to secure employment opportunities in most of the organization in the country. These people are also likely to face discrimination in the case where they are employed in an organization. This is because there is chance that their fellow workers may also discriminate them in the workplace. This can in turn make such people to lose their employment opportunity due to this discrimination. In addition the immigrants also lack legal support from the government. This is mainly because there are few legal institutions that advocate the rights of these people. In addition according to the Australian Human Right Commission the immigrants are also likely to face social exclusion which may in turn limit their opportunities for getting employment.
- Retrieved from
- 1. http://www.humanrights.gov.au/africanaus/
- http://www.immi.gov.au/living-in-australia/delivering-assistance/volunteers/challenges-faced-new-arrivals.htm
- How does unemployment impact on the individual health and well being of members of this group?
- The long-term unemployment has adverse negative effects on a person health. First it causes major health issues on a person health. This is mainly because it exposes one to the risk of getting stress that may lead to depression (Zamfir, 2012 p.126). The stress and depression then exposes one to getting other diseases and therefore worsening the health of an individual. Moreover due to stress and depression one is also likely to engage in risky behaviors such alcohol abuse. This in turn exposes one to more health related diseases such as liver cancer among others.
- Moreover lack of enough money also exposes one to more heath problems. This is because such people are unable to pay their insurance and cannot be able to afford good medical care (Romeu 2006, p.2337). This implies that when diseases such heart diseases affect such people they are unable to seek proper medical care and their disease conditions are likely to develop to more complex conditions. It is also evident that the long-term unemployment also affects the self-esteem of an individual. This is because this condition mainly make person feel neglected by the society. This in turn lowers the self-respect and self worth of an individual. Most importantly unemployment leads to shorter life expectancy of an individual. This is because this it exposes one to varieties of health related diseases which may in turn lead to the death of an individual. In addition, the unemployment may also lead to loss of confidence on a person. This in turn affects the ability of such people to get employment opportunities.
- What effect does unemployment have on people’s ability to
- Access services
- The unemployment limits the ability of a person to get access to various services. First it is evident that unemployment limits the chance for one acquiring medical insurance cover. This is because such people are unable to pay for their insurance premiers due to their unemployment issues. This implies that such people such are unable to seek good medical services since they cannot afford to pay their medical fee. Second these people are also unable to acquire loans that can help them improve their living standard. This is mainly because most of the banks usually give loans to individual with certain security such pay slips. This implies that it is unlikely that such people can acquire these loan facilities. Moreover it is also evident that these unemployed people are unable to acquire services such as the social recreation facilities which include gym among others. This is because such people are unable to afford to pay for these services.
- Participate in their communities?
- The unemployment status of an individual affects ones ability to participate in their community-based activities. First most the people who face long-term unemployment have a higher chance of acquiring stress related diseases such as high blood pressures and heart diseases. This implies that such people mainly end up becoming a burden to the community. This is because the community must play a role in the helping these people acquire good medical care. Moreover, most of these people are unable to participate in their community-based projects since most of the times these people are faced with various stress related diseases (Serr, 2007, p.100). In addition most of the unemployed people are unable to provide for their family and therefore become a burden to their community instead of contributing to the community development projects. Moreover according to the Australian Policy Online most of the unemployed people are likely to face social exclusion from the community and therefore not do not participate in community development policies.
- Retrieved from http://apo.org.au/guide/long-term-unemployment-australia
- What impact does unemployment have on the wider community?
- The unemployment status of an individual also affects the wider community in several ways. First most of the unemployed people are usually faced with stress and therefore engaging certain high risk behaviours such as alcohol abuse and other illegal drugs such heroin. This in turn leads to the spread of illegal drug taking in the wider community. Second most the unemployed people especially women usually engage in certain immoral behaviours such as prostitution (Serr, 2007, p.100). This may in turn affect the community in several ways since it leads to spread of disease such as HIV and AIDS in the community. Moreover the unemployed people contribute to the moral degradation of the community. This is because most of these people are likely to engage in some of the immoral behaviours such as prostitution.
- Moreover the unemployment is also linked to increased crimes in the society. This is because there a chance that most of the unemployed people usually engage in various forms of crimes in order to earn a living (Chang & Wu, 2012, p.5). This therefore implies that the higher the numbers of unemployed people in the society the higher the crime rate. It is also evident that the increase in the number of the unemployed people in the society may also affect various government community based projects. This is because the unemployed are usually lack confidence in their government and therefore may oppose the various government plans to develop the community.
- Research one social policy that specifically addresses the needs of unemployed people and
- One of the social policies that address the needs of the unemployed people is the policy developed by the Australia Council of Social Services to submit a proposal to the senate committee on the adequate allowance payment.
- Retrieved from http://www.acoss.org.au/papers/category_employment_income_support/8
- How the policy addresses the needs of the unemployed people.
- The policy among other things aimed at encouraging the Australia government to invest in the people unemployed for long period. The policy aimed at ensuring that the government assists the people who are unemployed for a period of more than 12months. This was to help ensure that these people were able to meet their basic needs. It is also evident that the policy was aimed at convincing the government to target people who were at risk of becoming long term unemployed and assisting such people. Moreover the policy aimed at convincing the government to increasing the service fee and the employment pathway fund allocation. This was to help ensure that the people with faced with long term unemployment problems find job. Most importantly the policy aimed at convincing the government to increase the wage subsidy scheme for the unemployed people in order to cater for more unemployed people.
- Analyze how effective the policy is in addressing need
- This policy when fully implemented will help to address the need of the unemployed people in various ways. First the increase in the number of people in the wage subsidy program will help to ensure that a large number of unemployed people will benefit from the program. Moreover the plan to increase the wage subsidies will help to ensure that the people who face long-term unemployment issues are able to meet their basic needs. Moreover the increase in the Employment Pathway Fund (EPF) allocation will help to ensure that the unemployed people are able to get employment opportunities.
- Reference
- Weil, S. W., Wildemeersch, D., & Jansen, T. 2004. Unemployed youth and social exclusion in Europe:Learning for inclusion?. Aldershot, Hants, England: Ashgate.
- Zastrow, C. 2010. Introduction to social work and social welfare: Empowering people. Belmont, CA: rooks/Cole.
- Bambra, C. 2011. Work, worklessness, and the political economy of health. Oxford [etc.: OxfordUniversity Press.
- Zamfir, V. 2012. The Effects of Unemployment on Social Issues and Health Matters. Review Of Economic Studies & Research Virgil Madgearu, 5(1)125-144.
- Romeu Gordo, L. 2006. Effects of Short- and Long-Term Unemployment on Health Satisfaction: Evidence from German Data. Applied Economics, 38(20), 2335-2350.
- Serr, K. 2007. Thinking about poverty. Annandale, NSW: Federation Pr.
- Chang, J., & Wu, C. 2012. Crime, Job Searches, and Economic Growth. Atlantic Economic Journal, 40(1), 3-19
- Website
- http://www.acoss.org.au/papers/category_employment_income_support/8
- http://www.cleanenergyfuture.gov.au/home-energy-saver-scheme-to-help-vulnerable-australians/
- http://apo.org.au/guide/long-term-unemployment-australia
- http://www.humanrights.gov.au/africanaus/
- http://www.immi.gov.au/living-in-australia/delivering-assistance/volunteers/challenges-faced-new-arrivals.htm
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