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In this article, the writer notes that the concepts of social citizenship and welfare are intertwined in terms of views on basic human needs and the right to the means of meeting these needs. The writer discusses that the concept of social citizenship itself is based upon the investigations and writings of T.H. Marshall. The writer maintains that while welfare even in its earliest forms has always been based upon the well-being of citizens within a country, Marshall expanded this idea to include the rights of citizens beyond only legal and political equality. The writer discusses that this expansion also includes social equality rights such as a minimum level of economic security and social welfare that should be provided by the state. The writer then looks at social citizenship and the British welfare state.

Outline:
Social Citizenship and Welfare
The British Welfare State
The Contribution of Social Citizenship

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" Social citizenship and its relation to the welfare state has received increasing attention from critics over the last decades of the 20th century to date. Indeed, some have gone as far as stating that Marshall's views are no longer relevant for the current welfare state. Mass opinion appears to tend towards a defection from relying upon the state to provide economic and health security, as an increasing number of citizens tend to make private policy provisions for their health and future pension. This appears to indicate a fundamental disillusion with the concept of social citizenship and with the ability of the state to provide its citizens with the level of financial and health security that they need."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Berry, Stephen. 2004. The Rise and Fall of the British Welfare State. Libertarian Alliance. http://www.la-articles.org.uk/ws.htm
• Erickson, Lynda & Matthews, J. Scott. 2003. The Mass Politics of Social Citizenship. Canadian Political Science Association, June 1. http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/paper-2003/erickson.pdf
• Field, Frank. 1999. The Welfare State - Never Ending Reform. The Making of Modern Britain, BBC History. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/field_03.shtml
• Introduction to Social Policy. Social Policy in the UK. http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/publicpolicy/introduction/uk.htm
• Mau, Steffen. Attitudinal cleavages and the welfare state. http://www.lse.edu/collections/EPIC/documents/ICMau.pdf

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