“社会保障”系英语“SocialSecurity”一词翻译而来,亦可译为“社会安全”。该词最早出现于法律文献中,是1935年美国颁布的《社会保障法》(Socil Security Act)。此后,世界各国在建立对社会成员给予物质帮助的法律制度时,均采用了这一名词。在联合国有关公约和国际劳工组织的一些公约和建议书中,也正式使用了它。 社会保障是指国家为了保持经济发展和社会稳定,对公民在年老、疾病、伤残、失业、遭遇灾害、面临生活困难的情况下,由政府和社会依法给予物质帮助,以保障公民基本生活需要的制度。它包括社会保险、社会救济、社会福利、社会互助和优抚安置等几大体系。在现代社会里,社会保障制度是国家的基本制度之 Social Security is translated from the English “Social Security” and translated as “social security.” The word first appeared in the legal literature, is the United States enacted in 1935 “Social Security Act” (Socil Security Act). Since then, all countries in the world have adopted the term in establishing a legal system that provides material assistance to members of society. It is also officially used in some UN conventions and ILO conventions and recommendations. Social security refers to the state in order to maintain economic development and social stability, the citizens in the elderly, sickness, disability, unemployment, disaster, face life circumstances, by the government and society to give material assistance in accordance with the law to protect the basic livelihood of citizens Need system. It includes several major systems such as social insurance, social relief, social welfare, social assistance and special care and placement. In modern society, the social security system is the basic system of the state