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Welfare

Sep 23, 1975
2h 47m
★ 7.2

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Zipporah Films

Cast

No Cast found.

Welfare Trailers

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