Controversial Issues in Social Policy
2nd Edition
Published on 3. July 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-205-33745-3 (ISBN)
Description
Controversial Issues in Social Policy is an edited collection of contemporary social policy debates argued between some of the foremost thinkers in the field of social work as well as prominent authors in other fields.
The eighteen debate topics were selected to cover a wide range of professional interests in the field of social policy and are divided into four parts-Social Policy and the American Welfare State; Poverty, Inequality and Social Policy; Issues in Social Service Policy; and Social Work Education and Professional Policy. The text stresses the importance of critical and independent thought in the educational process.
The eighteen debate topics were selected to cover a wide range of professional interests in the field of social policy and are divided into four parts-Social Policy and the American Welfare State; Poverty, Inequality and Social Policy; Issues in Social Service Policy; and Social Work Education and Professional Policy. The text stresses the importance of critical and independent thought in the educational process.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
485 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-33745-3 (9780205337453)
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Content
Preface.
I. SOCIAL POLICY AND THE AMERICAN WELFARE STATE.
1. Is the American Welfare State Compatible with the Market Economy?
YES: James Midgley.
NO: Howard Jacob Karger.
2. Should the Federal Government Support/Fund Sectarian Social Service Agencies?
YES: Jon Meyer.
NO: Stephen Arch Erich.
3. Should Social Services Be Privatized?
YES: David Stoesz.
NO: Ira C. Colby.
II. POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL POLICY.
4. Is Legislation for Lesbian and Gay Rights Necessary?
YES: Marion Wagner & Rebecca Van Voorhis.
NO: John F. Longres.
5. Are Governmental Policies Solving the Problem of Homelessness?
YES: Larry W. Kreuger, John Q. Hodges and Debi L. Word.
NO: John J. Stretch.
6. Can Welfare-to-Work Programs Significantly Reduce Poverty Levels?
YES: Sandra K. Danziger.
NO: Eileen Trzcinski and Deborah Satyanathan.
7. Can an Asset-Based Welfare Policy Really Help the Poor?
YES: Michael Sherraden.
NO: James Midgley.
8. Are Affirmative Action Policies Increasing Equality in the Labor Market?
YES: Ann Rosegrant Alvarez.
NO: Sally C. Pipes.
9. Is Privatizing Social Security Good for Women?
YES: William W. Beach.
NO: Patricia Ireland.
10. Do We Need a Governmental-Based National Healthcare Policy?
YES: Dawn McCarty and Rick Altemose.
NO: Robert E. Moffit.
11. Has the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Gone Too Far?
YES: Howard Jacob Karger.
NO: John C. Bricout.
12. Has the War on Drugs Been Effective?
YES: The Office of National Drug Policy.
NO: Susan P. Robbins.
III. ISSUES IN SOCIAL SERVICE POLICY.
13. Is Outpatient Commitment a Step Forward for Mental Health Clients?
YES: E. Fuller Torrey and Mary Zdanowicz.
NO: Kia J. Bentley and Melissa Floyd Taylor.
14. Is Managed Care Containing Costs and Improving Access to Quality Health Care?
YES: Richard I. Smith and Kristin Stewart.
NO: Heather Kannenburg.
15. Should Transracial Adoptions Be Allowed?
YES: Elizabeth Bartholet.
NO: Leslie Doty Hollingsworth.
16. Should Gays and Lesbians Be Allowed to Adopt?
YES: Stephen Arch Erich.
NO: Martha Ringwald.
IV. SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL POLICY.
17. Should Abortion Rights Be an Accepted Social Work Value?
YES: John T. Pardeck.
NO: Roland Meinert.
18. Should Faith-Based Social Work Programs Be Required to Comply with Nondiscrimination Standards if They Violate the Beliefs of Those Institutions?
YES: Karen Gerdes and Elizabeth Segal.
NO: Lawrence E. Ressler.
I. SOCIAL POLICY AND THE AMERICAN WELFARE STATE.
1. Is the American Welfare State Compatible with the Market Economy?
YES: James Midgley.
NO: Howard Jacob Karger.
2. Should the Federal Government Support/Fund Sectarian Social Service Agencies?
YES: Jon Meyer.
NO: Stephen Arch Erich.
3. Should Social Services Be Privatized?
YES: David Stoesz.
NO: Ira C. Colby.
II. POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL POLICY.
4. Is Legislation for Lesbian and Gay Rights Necessary?
YES: Marion Wagner & Rebecca Van Voorhis.
NO: John F. Longres.
5. Are Governmental Policies Solving the Problem of Homelessness?
YES: Larry W. Kreuger, John Q. Hodges and Debi L. Word.
NO: John J. Stretch.
6. Can Welfare-to-Work Programs Significantly Reduce Poverty Levels?
YES: Sandra K. Danziger.
NO: Eileen Trzcinski and Deborah Satyanathan.
7. Can an Asset-Based Welfare Policy Really Help the Poor?
YES: Michael Sherraden.
NO: James Midgley.
8. Are Affirmative Action Policies Increasing Equality in the Labor Market?
YES: Ann Rosegrant Alvarez.
NO: Sally C. Pipes.
9. Is Privatizing Social Security Good for Women?
YES: William W. Beach.
NO: Patricia Ireland.
10. Do We Need a Governmental-Based National Healthcare Policy?
YES: Dawn McCarty and Rick Altemose.
NO: Robert E. Moffit.
11. Has the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Gone Too Far?
YES: Howard Jacob Karger.
NO: John C. Bricout.
12. Has the War on Drugs Been Effective?
YES: The Office of National Drug Policy.
NO: Susan P. Robbins.
III. ISSUES IN SOCIAL SERVICE POLICY.
13. Is Outpatient Commitment a Step Forward for Mental Health Clients?
YES: E. Fuller Torrey and Mary Zdanowicz.
NO: Kia J. Bentley and Melissa Floyd Taylor.
14. Is Managed Care Containing Costs and Improving Access to Quality Health Care?
YES: Richard I. Smith and Kristin Stewart.
NO: Heather Kannenburg.
15. Should Transracial Adoptions Be Allowed?
YES: Elizabeth Bartholet.
NO: Leslie Doty Hollingsworth.
16. Should Gays and Lesbians Be Allowed to Adopt?
YES: Stephen Arch Erich.
NO: Martha Ringwald.
IV. SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL POLICY.
17. Should Abortion Rights Be an Accepted Social Work Value?
YES: John T. Pardeck.
NO: Roland Meinert.
18. Should Faith-Based Social Work Programs Be Required to Comply with Nondiscrimination Standards if They Violate the Beliefs of Those Institutions?
YES: Karen Gerdes and Elizabeth Segal.
NO: Lawrence E. Ressler.