American Social Welfare Policy
A Pluralist Approach, Brief Edition
Published on 9. March 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-205-05328-5 (ISBN)
Description
KEYBENEFIT: Provides a balanced and comprehensive overview of social welfare policy in the United States--this text examines social welfare policy in the United States.
KEY TOPICS: Improve Critical Thinking - Helps students sort out the major institutional actors within social welfare policy. The text encourages readers to take a reflective action-oriented approach to understanding problems and using research and evaluation. Apply CSWE Core Competencies - The text integrates the 2008 CSWE EPAS, with critical thinking questions and practice tests to assess student understanding and development of competency.
MARKET: For those interested in a balanced and comprehensive look at American social welfare policy
KEY TOPICS: Improve Critical Thinking - Helps students sort out the major institutional actors within social welfare policy. The text encourages readers to take a reflective action-oriented approach to understanding problems and using research and evaluation. Apply CSWE Core Competencies - The text integrates the 2008 CSWE EPAS, with critical thinking questions and practice tests to assess student understanding and development of competency.
MARKET: For those interested in a balanced and comprehensive look at American social welfare policy
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Persons
Howard Karger is Professor and Head of the School of Social Work and Human Services, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. David Stoesz was Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University. Howard and David have been friends and colleagues for more than 25 years. In 2001 they collaborated on the creation of policyAmerica, a nonprofit organization dedicated to disseminating innovations in social policy. In addition to American Social Welfare Policy, they coauthored (with Lela Costin) The Politics of Child Abuse in America (Oxford University Press, 1996) and Reconstructing the American Welfare State (Rowman and Littlefield, 1992). Howard's book, Shortchanged: Life and Debt in the Fringe Economy (Berret-Koehler, 2005) examines the financial practices and products that exploit millions of American families and won the 2006 Independent Publishers Award in Finance/Investment/Economics. David's book, Quixote's Ghost: The Right, the Liberati, and the Future of Social Policy (Oxford University Press, 2005), explains how conservatives have assumed control of domestic policy and proposes a new framework for social policy. It won the 2006 Pro Humanitate Literary Award. Howard lives in Brisbane, Australia; David and his son Julio live in Alexandria, Virginia.
Content
IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS
2.) FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: Social Policy and the American Welfare State
Chapter 2: Social Welfare Policy Research: A Framework for Policy Analysis
Chapter 3: Religion and Social Welfare Policy
Chapter 4: Discrimination in American Society
Chapter 5: Poverty in America
Chapter 6: The Voluntary Sector Today
Chapter 7: Privatization and Human Service Corporations
Chapter 8: The Making of Governmental Policy
Chapter 9: Tax Policy and Income Distribution
Chapter 10: Social Insurance Programs
Chapter 11: Public Assistance Programs
Chapter 12: The American Health Care System
Chapter 13: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Policy
Chapter 14: Criminal Justice
Chapter 15: Child Welfare Policy
Chapter 16: Housing Policies
Chapter 17: The Politics of Food Policy and Rural Life
Chapter 18: The American Welfare State in International Perspective
FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1 Social Policy and the American Welfare State
Definitions of Social Welfare Policy
Social Problems and Social Welfare Policy
Values, Ideology, and Social Welfare Policy
The Political Economy of American Social Welfare
The U.S. Political Continuum
The Risk Shift
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 2 Social Welfare Policy Research: A Framework for Policy Analysis
Problems That Necessitate the Policy
Researching and Analyzing Social Policies
Social Policy Research and the Internet
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 3 Religion and Social Welfare Policy
Religious Antecedents of Welfare Statism
The Rise Of Social Work As A Profession
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 4 Discrimination in American Society
Discrimination
Racism
The Minority Middle Class
Hispanic Americans
American Indians
Asian Americans
Immigrants and Immigration
Women and Society
Gays and Lesbians: Two Populations at Risk
Ageism
People with Disabilities
Legal Attempts to Remedy Discrimination
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 5 Poverty in America
The Culture of Poverty
Who Makes Up the Poor?
Measuring Poverty
Families and Poverty
The Rural Poor
Work and Poverty
Strategies Developed to Combat Poverty
America's Fringe Economy
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 6 The Voluntary Sector Today
Structural Interests within Social Welfare
The Forgotten Sector
Advancing Social Justice
Contemporary Nonprofit Human Service Organizations
The Future of the Voluntary Sector
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 7 Privatization and Human Service Corporations
Privatization Issues
The Challenge of Privatization
Unions and the Private Sector
Corporate Welfare
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Influence on Social Welfare Policy
The Future of Corporate Involvement in Social Welfare
Human Service Corporations
Consolidation and Growth in Human Service Markets
Implications for Health and Human Service Professionals
Private Practice
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 8 The Making of Governmental Policy
Technical Aspects of the Policy Process
A Critical Analysis of the Policy Process
The Policy Process
Social Work and Advocacy Organizations
Advocacy Organizations and the New Policy Institutes
Political Practice
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 9 Tax Policy and Income Distribution
History of U.S. Tax Policy
Tax Policy and Special Interests
Federal Tax Policy
State Tax Policy and the Poor
The Efficiency of Tax Policy in Reducing Poverty
Tax Expenditures as Poverty Policy
The Anti-Tax Movement
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 10 Social Insurance Programs
Definition of Social Insurance
The Background of Social Insurance
The Financial Organization of Social Insurance
Key Social Insurance Programs
The Social Security Dilemma
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 11 Public Assistance Programs
Assumptions and Myths about Public Assistance
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
General Assistance
Trends and Issues in Public Assistance
Conclusion: The Evolution of Public Assistance
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 12 The American Health Care System
The Uninsured
The Organization of Medical Services
Major Public Health Programs: Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP
The Health Care Crisis
Overview of U.S. Health Care Expenditures
U.S. Health Care in International Perspective
Explaining the High Cost of U.S. Health Care
Cutting Health Care Costs
Managed Care
The Underinsured
Reforming U.S. Health Care
Comparative Analysis: Health Care in Canada, Britain and Australia
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 13 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Policy
Mental Health Reform
The Community Mental Health Centers Acts
Deinstitutionalization
The Revolving Door
CMHCs under Siege
Mental Health Service Delivery
Parity for Mental Health Care
Issues in Mental Health Policy
Substance Abuse
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 14 Criminal Justice
History of U.S. Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice System
Juvenile Justice
The War on Drugs
The Underclass and "Moral Poverty"
Legalization of Drugs
The "New Penology"
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 15 Child Welfare Policy
History of U.S. Child Welfare Policy
Protective Services for Children
Foster Care for Children
Adoption
Head Start
Emerging Issues in Child Welfare
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 16 Housing Policies
Overview of Housing Legislation
The Federal Government and Low-Income Housing Programs
Issues in Housing Policy
Homelessness
Housing Reform
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 17 The Politics of Food Policy and Rural Life
The Contradictions of American Food Policy
Hunger in the United States
Government Food Programs
Farming in the United States
Farmworkers
Issues in Farming and Food Production
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 18 The American Welfare State in International Perspective
Typologies of Welfare States
American Exceptionalism
The Welfare State in Transition
Ranking National Development
The Human Development Index
The Fourth World
Capability Poverty
International Aid
Global Capital
The Future
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Notes
Index
1.) BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS
2.) FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: Social Policy and the American Welfare State
Chapter 2: Social Welfare Policy Research: A Framework for Policy Analysis
Chapter 3: Religion and Social Welfare Policy
Chapter 4: Discrimination in American Society
Chapter 5: Poverty in America
Chapter 6: The Voluntary Sector Today
Chapter 7: Privatization and Human Service Corporations
Chapter 8: The Making of Governmental Policy
Chapter 9: Tax Policy and Income Distribution
Chapter 10: Social Insurance Programs
Chapter 11: Public Assistance Programs
Chapter 12: The American Health Care System
Chapter 13: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Policy
Chapter 14: Criminal Justice
Chapter 15: Child Welfare Policy
Chapter 16: Housing Policies
Chapter 17: The Politics of Food Policy and Rural Life
Chapter 18: The American Welfare State in International Perspective
FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1 Social Policy and the American Welfare State
Definitions of Social Welfare Policy
Social Problems and Social Welfare Policy
Values, Ideology, and Social Welfare Policy
The Political Economy of American Social Welfare
The U.S. Political Continuum
The Risk Shift
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 2 Social Welfare Policy Research: A Framework for Policy Analysis
Problems That Necessitate the Policy
Researching and Analyzing Social Policies
Social Policy Research and the Internet
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 3 Religion and Social Welfare Policy
Religious Antecedents of Welfare Statism
The Rise Of Social Work As A Profession
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 4 Discrimination in American Society
Discrimination
Racism
The Minority Middle Class
Hispanic Americans
American Indians
Asian Americans
Immigrants and Immigration
Women and Society
Gays and Lesbians: Two Populations at Risk
Ageism
People with Disabilities
Legal Attempts to Remedy Discrimination
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 5 Poverty in America
The Culture of Poverty
Who Makes Up the Poor?
Measuring Poverty
Families and Poverty
The Rural Poor
Work and Poverty
Strategies Developed to Combat Poverty
America's Fringe Economy
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 6 The Voluntary Sector Today
Structural Interests within Social Welfare
The Forgotten Sector
Advancing Social Justice
Contemporary Nonprofit Human Service Organizations
The Future of the Voluntary Sector
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 7 Privatization and Human Service Corporations
Privatization Issues
The Challenge of Privatization
Unions and the Private Sector
Corporate Welfare
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Influence on Social Welfare Policy
The Future of Corporate Involvement in Social Welfare
Human Service Corporations
Consolidation and Growth in Human Service Markets
Implications for Health and Human Service Professionals
Private Practice
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 8 The Making of Governmental Policy
Technical Aspects of the Policy Process
A Critical Analysis of the Policy Process
The Policy Process
Social Work and Advocacy Organizations
Advocacy Organizations and the New Policy Institutes
Political Practice
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 9 Tax Policy and Income Distribution
History of U.S. Tax Policy
Tax Policy and Special Interests
Federal Tax Policy
State Tax Policy and the Poor
The Efficiency of Tax Policy in Reducing Poverty
Tax Expenditures as Poverty Policy
The Anti-Tax Movement
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 10 Social Insurance Programs
Definition of Social Insurance
The Background of Social Insurance
The Financial Organization of Social Insurance
Key Social Insurance Programs
The Social Security Dilemma
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 11 Public Assistance Programs
Assumptions and Myths about Public Assistance
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
General Assistance
Trends and Issues in Public Assistance
Conclusion: The Evolution of Public Assistance
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 12 The American Health Care System
The Uninsured
The Organization of Medical Services
Major Public Health Programs: Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP
The Health Care Crisis
Overview of U.S. Health Care Expenditures
U.S. Health Care in International Perspective
Explaining the High Cost of U.S. Health Care
Cutting Health Care Costs
Managed Care
The Underinsured
Reforming U.S. Health Care
Comparative Analysis: Health Care in Canada, Britain and Australia
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 13 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Policy
Mental Health Reform
The Community Mental Health Centers Acts
Deinstitutionalization
The Revolving Door
CMHCs under Siege
Mental Health Service Delivery
Parity for Mental Health Care
Issues in Mental Health Policy
Substance Abuse
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 14 Criminal Justice
History of U.S. Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice System
Juvenile Justice
The War on Drugs
The Underclass and "Moral Poverty"
Legalization of Drugs
The "New Penology"
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 15 Child Welfare Policy
History of U.S. Child Welfare Policy
Protective Services for Children
Foster Care for Children
Adoption
Head Start
Emerging Issues in Child Welfare
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 16 Housing Policies
Overview of Housing Legislation
The Federal Government and Low-Income Housing Programs
Issues in Housing Policy
Homelessness
Housing Reform
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 17 The Politics of Food Policy and Rural Life
The Contradictions of American Food Policy
Hunger in the United States
Government Food Programs
Farming in the United States
Farmworkers
Issues in Farming and Food Production
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Chapter 18 The American Welfare State in International Perspective
Typologies of Welfare States
American Exceptionalism
The Welfare State in Transition
Ranking National Development
The Human Development Index
The Fourth World
Capability Poverty
International Aid
Global Capital
The Future
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
Notes
Index