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Welfare (1975)

1975-09-23 · 2h 47m · EN
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WELFARE shows the nature and complexity of the welfare system in sequences illustrating the staggering diversity of problems that constitute welfare: housing, unemployment, divorce, medical and psychiatric problems, abandoned and abused children, and the elderly. These issues are presented in a context where welfare workers as well as clients struggle to cope with and interpret the laws and regulations that govern their work and life.

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Frederick WisemanDirector

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Class differencesRich poorWorkplaceBureaucracy

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Genre affinityDocumentaryTheme affinityClass Differences · Rich Poor · WorkplacePacingLongDirector preference352435Country preferenceUsDecade preference1970

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WELFARE shows the nature and complexity of the welfare system in sequences illustrating the staggering diversity of problems that constitute welfare: housing, unemployment, divorce, medical and psychiatric problems, abandoned and abused children, and the elderly. These issues are presented in a context where welfare workers as well as clients struggle to cope with and interpret the laws and regulations that govern their work and life.

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Welfare has a runtime of 167 minutes.

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