Social Work and Charity

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In this essay, the writer notes that the article "A Special Gift for Engaged Couple" by Noor Javed that appeared in the November 14, 2007 issue of The Toronto Star highlights many of the attitudes the author possesses regarding the role of social work and charity within society. The writer points out that a careful reading of the article reveals that Javed embraces--consciously or unconsciously--a social democratic perspective on the role of social work in society and the important role it can play. The writer discusses that while the article itself suffers from some structural problems that hinder readers' efforts to determine what social issue is at hand, the author's clear faith in the capacity of concerted charity work to improve the condition of the impoverished is clear.

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"Beyond this point, there is little to summarize within the article. It does not outline a clear social issue or problem, and actually does little to explain what the Santa Claus Fund is and how it will be employed to improve the lives of suffering individuals and communities in Canada. Instead, Javed considers the social work history of Lee, her consistent donations to worldwide relief agencies like UNICEF, and the important lessons she learned as a single mother. On the whole, I learned much more about Janet Lee and her apparently impressive socially conscious lifestyle. Rather than focus on the need of those people who are helped by the Santa Claus Fund, Javed focused on the implied nobility of those individuals who are selflessly willing to contribute to the Fund. Janet Lee is held high as a kind of progressive icon who lives a life of social virtue to which all of the rest of us can aspire."

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• "A Special Gift for Engaged Couple" by Noor Javed, The Toronto Star, November 14, 2007

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