The nature and complexity of the welfare system is examined by sequences illustrating the staggeringdiversity of problems that constitute welfare: housing, unemployment, divorce, medical and psychiatricproblems, abandoned and abused children, and the elderly. These issues are presented in a context wherewelfare workers as well as the clients are struggling to cope with and interpret the laws and regulations thatgovern their work and life.
The nature and complexity of the welfare system is examined by sequences illustrating the staggeringdiversity of problems that constitute welfare: housing, unemployment, divorce, medical and psychiatricproblems, abandoned and abused children, and the elderly. These issues are presented in a context wherewelfare workers as well as the clients are struggling to cope with and interpret the laws and regulations thatgovern their work and life.