

The nature and complexity of the welfare system is explored in sequences illustrating the staggering diversity of constituting problems: housing, unemployment, divorce, medical and psychiatric problems, abandoned and abused children, and the elderly. These issues are presented in a context where workers as well as clients struggle to cope with and interpret the laws and regulations that govern their livelihood.
You can stream Welfare on Kanopy.
Welfare was directed by Frederick Wiseman.
Welfare runs for 2h 47min, and was released in 1975.
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