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The Beveridge vision
This Unit looks at the work of William Beveridge in reforming the...
This Unit looks at the work of William Beveridge in reforming the field of social welfare after World War II. Particular attention is paid to the attitude towards women and immigrants to the United Kingdom.
After studying this Unit you should be able to:
- demonstrate your understanding of how social welfare policy started to evolve at a national level after World War II;
- locate information relevant to social welfare through reference to a range of sources;
- evaluate the reliability of information from different sources.
- Duration: 4 hours
- Published on: Monday 11th January 2010
- Level: Introductory
- Posted under: Nursing
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The Beveridge vision
Introduction

This Unit looks at the work of William Beveridge in reforming the field of social welfare after World War II. Particular attention is paid to the attitude towards women and immigrants to the United Kingdom.
This material is from our archive and is an adapted extract from Understanding Health and Social Care (K100) which is no longer taught by The Open University. If you want to study formally with us, you may wish to explore other courses we offer in this subject area [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .
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