Social Welfare
A History of the American Response to Need
7th Edition
Published on 25. July 2007
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Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-205-52215-6 (ISBN)
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Social Welfare - Seventh Edition, describes and analyzes the ideas that have shaped the history of social welfare--from the Colonial Period to the present day--by using original documents from each respective period through the current Bush Administration.
Coverage of economic developments, the impact of volunteerism, and the impact of privatization in the text helps students understand the context of social welfare movements and policies. New materials on trends in the justice system address the immigration debate and the issue of homosexuality and the law. The text also includes new material on Medicare prescription drug legislation, welfare reform, Hurrican Katrina, and social security privatization.
Coverage of economic developments, the impact of volunteerism, and the impact of privatization in the text helps students understand the context of social welfare movements and policies. New materials on trends in the justice system address the immigration debate and the issue of homosexuality and the law. The text also includes new material on Medicare prescription drug legislation, welfare reform, Hurrican Katrina, and social security privatization.
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7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
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Pearson Education (US)
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Professional and scholarly
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Height: 180 mm
Width: 235 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
503 gr
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978-0-205-52215-6 (9780205522156)
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Content
Preface
1. Introduction
DOCUMENT Introduction
An Act for the Relief of the Poor, 43 Elizabeth, 1601
2. The Colonial Period: 1647-1776
The Poor Laws in the Colonies
Conquest, Expansion, and Population Growth: Native Americans,
Immigration, and Slavery
Challenge to the Poor Laws
Veterans: A Special Class
DOCUMENTS The Colonial Period
An Act of Supplement to the Acts Referring to the Poor,
Massachusetts Bay, 1692
The Binding of Moses Love, 1747
3. The Pre-Civil War Period: 1777-1860
Labor and Economic Security
The Reform Movements
Institutions, Almshouses, and Paupers
Child Saving
Retreat from the Almshouse
DOCUMENTS The Pre-Civil War Period
First Annual Report, Society for the Prevention of Pauperism
in the City of New York, 1818
Constitution and By-Laws, Female Orphan Asylum of Portland,
Maine, 1828
President Franklin Pierce, Veto Message, Ten-Million Acre Bill, 1854
4. The Civil War and After: 1860-1900
Population Changes
Naturalization and Citizenship
Regional Shifts
The Welfare of Soldiers and Veterans
Social Welfare: The Rural South
Social Welfare: Urban Problems
The Charity Organization Movement
The Social Welfare of Women
A New View of Child Welfare
The Aging: The Group That Was Left Behind
The Settlement House Movement
Conclusion
DOCUMENTS The Civil War and After
State of New York, Act to Provide for the Relief of Indigent Soldiers,
Sailors, and Marines and the Families of Deceased Military Personnel,
1887
Mrs. Charles Russell Lowell, ``The Economic and Moral Effects of Public
Outdoor Relief,'' Proceedings, NCCC, 1890
An Act to Prohibit the Coming of Chinese Laborers to the United States,
September 13, 1888
An Act, A Supplement, October 1, 1888
5. Progress and Reform: 1900-1930
Poverty and the Working Class
Coalitions for Reform
Social Reform: Working Conditions
Social Reform: Women, Work, and Suffrage
Social Reform: Income Security
Social Reform: Family Welfare
Social Work and the Black Population
The End of Reform
The Social Welfare of Veterans
The Professionalization of Social Work
DOCUMENTS Progress and Reform
Florence Kelley, ``The Family and the Woman's Wage,''
Proceedings, NCCC, 1909
Funds to Parents Act, Illinois, 1911
Frederic Almy et al., ``Public Pensions to Widows,'' Proceedings,
NCCC, 1912
6. The Depression and the New Deal: 1930-1940
The Hoover Response to Crisis
FDR and the New Deal
Labor and Social Welfare
Veterans and the Bonus
Public Money for Relief
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
The Social Security Act
Social Insurance
Public Assistance
Family Life and Social Workers
New Alignments in Social Welfare
Conclusion
DOCUMENTS The Depression and the New Deal
Federal Emergency Relief Administration, Monthly Report, Rules
and Regulation, 1933
Social Security Act, 1935
7. War and Prosperity: 1940-1968
Population Shifts
Technology, Productivity, and Economic Insecurity
World War II
Wartime Economic and Social Advances
Veterans and the GI Bill
Postwar Optimism
The Attack on Public Welfare
Poverty and the Reform of Welfare
The War on Poverty
Expanded Benefits for the Aging
Reform of Welfare: 1967
Civil Rights and Juvenile Justice
DOCUMENTS War and Prosperity
President John F. Kennedy, Message on Public Welfare, 1962
Economic Opportunity Act, 1964
U.S. Supreme Court, In re Gault, 1967
8. Conservative Resurgence and Social Change, 1968-1992
Changing Employment Patterns
The Changing Family
Poverty and Income Distribution
The Battle over ``Rights''
Expenditures for Social Welfare
New Approaches to Income Security
Welfare Reform
The Aging
The Unemployed
Women
Veterans
DOCUMENTS Conservative Resurgence and Social Change
President Richard M. Nixon, Message on Reform in Welfare, 1969
Standard of Review for Termination of Disability Benefits, 1984
9. Social Welfare and the Information Society: 1992-2007
The Economy: Productivity, Growth, and Employment
The Rich and the Poor
Poverty
Changes in Family Composition
The Family and Medical Leave Act: One Response to Changes
in Family Structure
Population Shifts
Health Programs
The Problems
The Failure of Comprehensive Reform
Addressing Poverty and Dependency: The Scope of Welfare Reform
The Changing Dynamics of the Welfare Debate
The New Consensus over Welfare Reform
The Impact of Welfare Reform
Welfare Reform and ``Immigration Control''
The Return to Voluntarism and the Rise of Privatization
The Continuing Civil Rights Battle
Education
Affirmative Action in the Marketplace
Abortion and the Right to Privacy
The Great Lockup
Conclusion
DOCUMENTS Social Welfare and the Information Society
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
State of California, Proposition 187, Illegal Aliens-Public Services,
Verification and Reporting, 1994
Supreme Court, Lawrence v. Texas, 2003
Index
1. Introduction
DOCUMENT Introduction
An Act for the Relief of the Poor, 43 Elizabeth, 1601
2. The Colonial Period: 1647-1776
The Poor Laws in the Colonies
Conquest, Expansion, and Population Growth: Native Americans,
Immigration, and Slavery
Challenge to the Poor Laws
Veterans: A Special Class
DOCUMENTS The Colonial Period
An Act of Supplement to the Acts Referring to the Poor,
Massachusetts Bay, 1692
The Binding of Moses Love, 1747
3. The Pre-Civil War Period: 1777-1860
Labor and Economic Security
The Reform Movements
Institutions, Almshouses, and Paupers
Child Saving
Retreat from the Almshouse
DOCUMENTS The Pre-Civil War Period
First Annual Report, Society for the Prevention of Pauperism
in the City of New York, 1818
Constitution and By-Laws, Female Orphan Asylum of Portland,
Maine, 1828
President Franklin Pierce, Veto Message, Ten-Million Acre Bill, 1854
4. The Civil War and After: 1860-1900
Population Changes
Naturalization and Citizenship
Regional Shifts
The Welfare of Soldiers and Veterans
Social Welfare: The Rural South
Social Welfare: Urban Problems
The Charity Organization Movement
The Social Welfare of Women
A New View of Child Welfare
The Aging: The Group That Was Left Behind
The Settlement House Movement
Conclusion
DOCUMENTS The Civil War and After
State of New York, Act to Provide for the Relief of Indigent Soldiers,
Sailors, and Marines and the Families of Deceased Military Personnel,
1887
Mrs. Charles Russell Lowell, ``The Economic and Moral Effects of Public
Outdoor Relief,'' Proceedings, NCCC, 1890
An Act to Prohibit the Coming of Chinese Laborers to the United States,
September 13, 1888
An Act, A Supplement, October 1, 1888
5. Progress and Reform: 1900-1930
Poverty and the Working Class
Coalitions for Reform
Social Reform: Working Conditions
Social Reform: Women, Work, and Suffrage
Social Reform: Income Security
Social Reform: Family Welfare
Social Work and the Black Population
The End of Reform
The Social Welfare of Veterans
The Professionalization of Social Work
DOCUMENTS Progress and Reform
Florence Kelley, ``The Family and the Woman's Wage,''
Proceedings, NCCC, 1909
Funds to Parents Act, Illinois, 1911
Frederic Almy et al., ``Public Pensions to Widows,'' Proceedings,
NCCC, 1912
6. The Depression and the New Deal: 1930-1940
The Hoover Response to Crisis
FDR and the New Deal
Labor and Social Welfare
Veterans and the Bonus
Public Money for Relief
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
The Social Security Act
Social Insurance
Public Assistance
Family Life and Social Workers
New Alignments in Social Welfare
Conclusion
DOCUMENTS The Depression and the New Deal
Federal Emergency Relief Administration, Monthly Report, Rules
and Regulation, 1933
Social Security Act, 1935
7. War and Prosperity: 1940-1968
Population Shifts
Technology, Productivity, and Economic Insecurity
World War II
Wartime Economic and Social Advances
Veterans and the GI Bill
Postwar Optimism
The Attack on Public Welfare
Poverty and the Reform of Welfare
The War on Poverty
Expanded Benefits for the Aging
Reform of Welfare: 1967
Civil Rights and Juvenile Justice
DOCUMENTS War and Prosperity
President John F. Kennedy, Message on Public Welfare, 1962
Economic Opportunity Act, 1964
U.S. Supreme Court, In re Gault, 1967
8. Conservative Resurgence and Social Change, 1968-1992
Changing Employment Patterns
The Changing Family
Poverty and Income Distribution
The Battle over ``Rights''
Expenditures for Social Welfare
New Approaches to Income Security
Welfare Reform
The Aging
The Unemployed
Women
Veterans
DOCUMENTS Conservative Resurgence and Social Change
President Richard M. Nixon, Message on Reform in Welfare, 1969
Standard of Review for Termination of Disability Benefits, 1984
9. Social Welfare and the Information Society: 1992-2007
The Economy: Productivity, Growth, and Employment
The Rich and the Poor
Poverty
Changes in Family Composition
The Family and Medical Leave Act: One Response to Changes
in Family Structure
Population Shifts
Health Programs
The Problems
The Failure of Comprehensive Reform
Addressing Poverty and Dependency: The Scope of Welfare Reform
The Changing Dynamics of the Welfare Debate
The New Consensus over Welfare Reform
The Impact of Welfare Reform
Welfare Reform and ``Immigration Control''
The Return to Voluntarism and the Rise of Privatization
The Continuing Civil Rights Battle
Education
Affirmative Action in the Marketplace
Abortion and the Right to Privacy
The Great Lockup
Conclusion
DOCUMENTS Social Welfare and the Information Society
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
State of California, Proposition 187, Illegal Aliens-Public Services,
Verification and Reporting, 1994
Supreme Court, Lawrence v. Texas, 2003
Index