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What is welfare?
What is welfare?
Welfare refers to government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter.
What does the International Labour Organization define as social security?
What does the International Labour Organization define as social security?
The International Labour Organization defines social security as covering support for those in old age, support for the maintenance of children, medical treatment, parental and sick leave, unemployment and disability benefits, and support for sufferers of occupational injury.
What is the difference between social security and social assistance?
What is the difference between social security and social assistance?
Social security refers to social insurance programs which provide support only to those who have previously contributed, while social assistance programs provide support on the basis of need alone.
What are the basic human needs that welfare aims to meet?
What are the basic human needs that welfare aims to meet?
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What does welfare encompass?
What does welfare encompass?
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What is the practice of breastfeeding or suckling between humans and other species called?
What is the practice of breastfeeding or suckling between humans and other species called?
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What animals were widely used to feed abandoned babies in foundling hospitals in 18th- and 19th-century Europe?
What animals were widely used to feed abandoned babies in foundling hospitals in 18th- and 19th-century Europe?
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For what reasons have animals been used to breastfeed humans?
For what reasons have animals been used to breastfeed humans?
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Name some animals that have been used to breastfeed humans.
Name some animals that have been used to breastfeed humans.
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What do surviving terracotta feeding bottles from Sumeria indicate about children in the third millennium BC?
What do surviving terracotta feeding bottles from Sumeria indicate about children in the third millennium BC?
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