Social Welfare, Women and Social Structures. This paper discusses how social welfare and legal provisions reflect and reinforce inequalities. The welfare state is shown to be not just about a set of services, but an imposition of certain ideologies about the family. To a large degree, it is a system that perpetuates the segregation of women to the domestic sphere. 9 pgs. Bibliography lists 2 sources. Pages: 9 Bibliography: 2 source(s) listed Filename: 3665 Social Welfare Women.doc Price: 80.55