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by Karger, Howard Jacob; Stoesz, DavidEdition: 1st
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Pub. Date: 2012-01-03
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Summary
Provides a balanced and comprehensive overview of social welfare policy in the United States. This text is part of the Connecting Core Competencies Series. American Social Welfare Policy: A Pluralist Approach, Brief Editionexamines social welfare policy in the United States, and includes cutting-edge issues such as information on the 2008 presidential election, the economy, the housing bust, the passage of Proposition 8 in California, and much more. Teaching & Learning Experience Personalize Learning -MySearchLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking -Helps students sort out the major institutional actors within social welfare policy. Engage Students -Offers a user-friendly framework for policy analysis. Explore Current Issues -Information on Social Welfare Policy; the 2008 Election; Proposition 8; Economic issues. 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. Support Instructors -An Instructor's Manual and Test Bank, Computerized Test Bank (MyTest), BlackBoard Test Item File, MySearchLab with Pearson eText, and PowerPoint presentations are included in the outstanding supplements package.
Table of Contents
IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Preface
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
Notes
References
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Preface
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
Keynesian Economics
Conservative or Free Market Economics
Democratic Socialism
The U.S. Political Continuum
Liberalism and Left-of-Center Movements
Classical Conservatives and the Far Right
The risk shift
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
CHAPTER 2 Social Welfare Policy Research: A Framework for Policy Analysis
Problems that necessitate the Policy
Policy Description
Policy Analysis
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
Church, State, and Social Welfare in Colonial America
The Second Great Awakening
The Civil War Era
The Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
The Rise Of Social Work As A Profession
Urban Needs During Industrialization
Charity Organization Societies
Settlement Houses
The Social Casework Agency
The Progressive Movement
Prohibition and the Twenties
The Great Depression and New Deal
The Reawakening of a Religious Social Conscience and the Great Society
The Continuing Decline of Mainline Influence
The New Christian Right
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
CHAPTER 4 Discrimination in American Society
Discrimination
Racism
The Minority Middle Class
The “Diswelfare” of African Americans
Hispanic Americans
American Indians
Asian Americans
Immigrants and Immigration
Guest Workers
Women and Society
Fighting Back: The Equal Rights Amendment and Comparable Worth
Abortion and Women’s Rights
Gays and Lesbians: Two Populations at Risk
Gay Rights
Gay and Lesbians in the Military
Gay and Lesbian Family Life
AIDS and the Gay Community
Ageism
Elderly Poverty and Social Programs
Health Care and the Elderly
People with Disabilities
Legal Attempts to Remedy Discrimination
Desegregation and the Civil Rights Movement
Affirmative Action
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
CHAPTER 5 Poverty in America
The culture of poverty
Eugenics and Poverty
The Radical School and Poverty
Who Makes Up the Poor?
Measuring Poverty
Families and Poverty
Child Support Enforcement
Children in Poverty
Poverty and the Elderly
The Rural Poor
Work and Poverty
A Profile of the Working Poor
Why Are There Working Poor?
Underemployment and Unemployment
Dual Labor Markets
Wages and Poverty
Strategies Developed to Combat Poverty
IDAs
Three Approaches to Combat Poverty
America’s Fringe Economy
The Unbanked and the Functionally Poor
Credit and the Poor
Transportation in the Fringe Economy
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
CHAPTER 6 The Voluntary Sector Today
Structural Interests within Social Welfare
Traditional Providers
Welfare Bureaucrats
Clinical Entrepreneurs
Human Service Executives
Marginal Interests
The Forgotten Sector
Advancing Social Justice
Contemporary Nonprofit Human Service Organizations
The United Way
Elite Philanthropy
The Future of the Voluntary Sector
Commercialization
Faith-Based Social Services
Social Entrepreneurship
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
CHAPTER 7 Privatization and Human Service Corporations
Privatization Issues
Commercialization
Preferential Selection
Cost-Effectiveness
Standardization
Oligopolization
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
Nursing Homes
2003 Medicare Reforms
Hospital Management
Health Maintenance Organizations
Child Care
Home Health Care
Assisted Living
Corrections
Public Welfare
Implications for Health and Human Service Professionals
Private Practice
The Future of 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 Stratification
Formulation
Legislation
Implementation
Evaluation
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
Oasdi
Unemployment Insurance
Workers’ Compensation
The Social Security Dilemma
Arguments against the Current Social Security System
Arguments for the Current Social Security System
Social Security in Trouble
The Long-Term Prospects for Social Security
Should We Privatize Social Security?
Conclusion
Practice Test
MySearchLab Connections
CHAPTER 11 Public Assistance Programs
Assumptions and Myths about Public Assistance
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
Has the PRWORA Worked?
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
General Assistance
Trends and Issues in Public Assistance
Transforming Public Assistance Policy into Labor Policy
Teenage Pregnancy
Welfare Behaviorism
Welfare to Work
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
Medicare
Medicaid
The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (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
Hospital Costs
Physicians’ Salaries
The Pharmaceutical Industry
Cutting Health Care Costs
Managed Care
The Underinsured
Reforming U.S. Health Care
National Health Service
National Health Insurance
Incremental Reform
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)
Comparative Analysis: Health Care in Canada, Britain and Australia
The Canadian Health Care System
Britain’s National Health Service
The Australian Health Care System
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
Alcohol Abuse
Drug 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
Day Care
Maternal and Child Health
Teen Pregnancy
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
Trends in U.S. Housing
Problems in Home Ownership
Home Ownership and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
The Downside of Home Ownership
Tricky Mortgages
Problems in Finding Affordable Rental Housing
Gentrification
Overcrowded and Deficient Housing
Other Factors Affecting Housing
Homelessness
Characteristics of the Homeless Population
Trends in Homelessness
Attempts to Address 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
SNAP (Formerly Called Food Stamps): a Description of the Program
SNAP: Who Is in the Program and What Does It Cost?
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Other Food Programs
Have the Food Programs Worked?
Farming in the United States
Farmworkers
Issues in Farming and food production
The Corporatization of American Farming
Farming and the Environment
Food Safety
Sustainable Agriculture
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
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