This paper focuses on Social Security Act (1935).  Imagine yourself as an elderly American in the early 1930s. You live with your daughter’s family on her farm but then the normally abundant crops begin to die due to drought conditions.

Social Security Act

Imagine yourself as an elderly American in the early 1930s. You live with your daughter’s family on her farm but then the normally abundant crops begin to die due to drought conditions. Your daughter is struggling to take care of her own children and fears she cannot care for you any longer. The support system you thought you had—your family—crumbles. Where do you look for help? The U.S. Social Security Act of 1935 was created during the Great Depression to be a safety net for older people in such situations.

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In this Discussion, you examine the Social Security Act and the populations it assisted in the 1930s and today. Use APA 7th Edition citations and references. Response to the following: • Identify two reasons why the Act (1935) was developed. • Explain the requirements for older adults receiving social security benefits (e.g., age requirements, marital status). • Compare the needs of the populations served in 1935 and older adults today. Below is the textbook. Day, P. J., & Schiele, J. (2012). A new history of social welfare (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education.

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Chapter 9, “The Great Depression and Social Security for Americans” (pp. 260–294) U.S. Social Security Administration. (n.d). Compilation of the Social Security laws. Retrieved December 21, 2016, from https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/ssact-toc.htm Beland, D. (2007). Ideas and institutional charge in Social Security: Conversion, layering, and policy drift. Social Science Quarterly, 88(1), 20-38. https://youtu.be/cdE_EV3wnXM

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