Social Security Goals

Symbolic Interactionism (1)- The theory of symbolic interactionism conveys how society is made up of symbols that create meaning, develop communication, and produce world views. At the North Hanover Mall all interactions and even moods were established because of simple symbols. The overall mood of the mall was almost the same form person to person, a look of boredom was on the faces of many whether young or old. The attitude seemed to appear in people shortly after they entered the mall, once they had observed other individual’s body language and expressions, they shifted theirs as if they were trying to fit in with the crowd. Contrastingly when an employee

I believe social services are essential to those who are in need of help. They help people transition out of poverty. Social service programs helped me when I was growing up and to this day I still benefit from the programs that they offer. I went to head start, which helped me prepare for elementary school and through Head Start was where I learned to speak English. In high school I participated in Talent Search and now as a college student I receive help from Trio student support services. I do not know where I would find myself now if I had not received the support and guidance from these programs.

Symbolic interactionism is when interactions between people are used to describe modern society. Symbolic interactionism shows the view of stratification form a micro level compared to a macro level. The main purpose for social interactionism is to show how interactions can affect people’s everyday life. In today’s society people like to mostly interact with people within the same social class. People like to interact with people in their social class due to social stratification. This usually revolves around where people live, work, education, race, and religion. People would much rather associate with others that are similar to themselves. In society, there is a very specific system of social stratification that groups people together. Furthermore, a person’s appearance can also affect their social status. Many people today purchase specific items to attempt to maintain a specific social status. For example, some of these items can be designer clothing and accessories, a house in a certain neighborhood, and a luxury sports car. Although people purchase all these items, they cannot maintain that high end social status. All of these examples are a symbols towards

a. Symbolic Interaction/pg. 23: a theoretical perspective in which society is viewed as composed of symbols that people use to establish meaning, develop their views of the world, and communicate with one another.

Social Security is a system that is prevailing in several nations for their citizens’ welfare, which was initiated in the US in 1930’s. It is interesting to see how it has transformed in the hands of some of the US presidents. Ever since it was originated, it has been on the ramp getting modified constantly in such a way that it meets the needs of the Americans.

Social security has been a big part of our nation since 1935 when the great depression plagued our nation. Social security is an independent trust fund and has been since its creation. 1 Social Security Benefits cannot be given out to anyone who hasn't paid into it. No one can receive it as welfare or other types of governmental assistance. 1 Many people think that Congress takes money out of the Social Security fund and irresponsibly uses it. The truth is, congress is using it how they are supposed to be. They are using it to pay people their owed social security benefits and other important government programs. Although the federal debt may be high and respect for congress may be low, they are using it as they should. 2

Symbolic interactionism focuses on the language and symbols that help us give meaning to the experiences in life. It also studies how people discuss the meaning of social life during interactions

portion of the retiree’s income. In order to provide these benefits to retirees a 6.2% tax

===The goals of the Social Security program is to bring monetary assistance to specific and certain groups such as the elderly, disabled and widows. The goals of the social security program, as stated in their government page are, “to keep American families from becoming destitute--in health or in the essentials of life. We do not want a program which, alone, would enable anybody to live in luxury; but we do want a program that will assure every family in the Nation enough to live on in times of adversity.” (ssa.gov) To learn about one of America’s most successful program it is important as a reader to know that this program has been around for 80 years, since August 14, 1935 when President Franklin Roosevelt signed and made Social Security

This report was written on November 20, 2015, by Brittney Bowman, using sources from the VU library website. In this report, I will discuss the presently debated topic of the future of the Social Security program. I will do this by providing information on the history of the program, exploring the current standing of the program and its related uncertainty, and discussing the future of the program. The purpose of this report is to fulfill the business report assignment requirements by exploring the future of Social Security and what events have brought the program to where it is now. The problem with this issue is that due to conflicting information being reported, the current state of the Social Security program is unknown and is rumored to be running out of funds with the program reaching bankruptcy in the very near future. However, this is still debated upon between groups on whether the program is actually going broke. Regardless, the Social Security Program has been a very common source of income for retirees for nearly a hundred years and it will very soon need to be revitalized to accommodate growing need and demand.

In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, signed a document that created a new phenomenon called Social Security. Social Security is a government program where people pay 7% of their wages into it and those who are retired, unemployed, or unable to work can receive Social Security. Social Security recently has become a little more concerning for people in the future because of the Baby Boomers are getting closer to that age where they can receive Social Security. However, the people of the United States are still to this day for the government program. During George W. Bush’s time as President, he wanted to privatize Social Security. He quickly was despised by the public and Democrats for trying to restructure Social Security; therefore, the

The Symbolic Interaction theory refers to ways in which a family or society attaches meaning to verbal communication, non-verbal communication, people, and objects. We are taught from a young age communication using verbal language and accepted ways to express our needs. The theory represents perception of objects or actions (Macionis, 2007, p.17).

In 1995, both of my parents immigrated to the United States from Mexico searching for better opportunities for themselves and their future children. They never had an opportunity to attend school and have an elementary school education. The jobs that they performed are unskilled and are low-paying jobs. Both of them work to support a family of five. I am the oldest out of my sibling which means having to take up responsibility at a very young age, and also having to grow up fast. My parents work long hours, as a result, I have been given responsibilities that include taking care of my brother and sister, cooking, and cleaning my house. Since neither one of my parents speaks English, I have to translate for them and read important documents,

Symbolic interactionist is a micro level of social analysis, it is concerned with individual experiences and the wider society. As well as not focusing on the core structures or support the general theory of society like the functionalist does.

However, there are major differences between their basic assumptions. Symbolic interactionism is more of a sociological perspective on self and society; the central theme of the theory is that human life is lived in the symbolic domain, but most importantly, we live through the notion of the looking-glass self. In contrast, the social penetration theory focuses on how a relationship begins between two people; as the relationship develops the interpersonal communication moves from being shallow to a more intimate level. The symbolic interactionism theory and social penetration theory have major differences within their basic assumptions and