Welfare

Synopsis

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.

Director

Frederick Wiseman

Studio

Zipporah Films

Released

23 September 1975

Genres

Documentary