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KEYBENEFITwelfare 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
Contents
IN THIS SECTION:Chapter 1: Social Policy and the American Welfare StateChapter 2: Social Welfare Policy Research: A Framework for Policy AnalysisChapter 3: Religion and Social Welfare PolicyChapter 4: Discrimination in American SocietyChapter 5: Poverty in AmericaChapter 6: The Voluntary Sector TodayChapter 7: Privatization and Human Service CorporationsChapter 8: The Making of Governmental PolicyChapter 9: Tax Policy and Income DistributionChapter 10: Social Insurance ProgramsChapter 11: Public Assistance ProgramsChapter 12: The American Health Care SystemChapter 13: Mental Health and Substance Abuse PolicyChapter 14: Criminal JusticeChapter 15: Child Welfare PolicyChapter 16: Housing PoliciesChapter 17: The Politics of Food Policy and Rural LifeChapter 18: The American Welfare State in International PerspectiveChapter 1 Social Policy and the American Welfare StateDefinitions of Social Welfare PolicySocial Problems and Social Welfare PolicyValues, Ideology, and Social Welfare PolicyThe Political Economy of American Social WelfareThe U.S. Political ContinuumThe Risk ShiftConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 2 Social Welfare Policy Research: A Framework for Policy AnalysisProblems That Necessitate the PolicyResearching and Analyzing Social PoliciesSocial Policy Research and the InternetConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 3 Religion and Social Welfare PolicyReligious Antecedents of Welfare StatismThe Rise Of Social Work As A ProfessionConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 4 Discrimination in American SocietyDiscriminationRacismThe Minority Middle ClassHispanic AmericansAmerican IndiansAsian AmericansImmigrants and ImmigrationWomen and SocietyGays and Lesbians: Two Populations at RiskAgeismPeople with DisabilitiesLegal Attempts to Remedy DiscriminationConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 5 Poverty in AmericaThe Culture of PovertyWho Makes Up the Poor?Measuring PovertyFamilies and PovertyThe Rural PoorWork and PovertyStrategies Developed to Combat PovertyAmerica's Fringe EconomyConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 6 The Voluntary Sector TodayStructural Interests within Social WelfareThe Forgotten SectorAdvancing Social JusticeContemporary Nonprofit Human Service OrganizationsThe Future of the Voluntary SectorConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 7 Privatization and Human Service CorporationsPrivatization IssuesThe Challenge of PrivatizationUnions and the Private SectorCorporate WelfareCorporate Social ResponsibilityCorporate Influence on Social Welfare PolicyThe Future of Corporate Involvement in Social WelfareHuman Service CorporationsConsolidation and Growth in Human Service MarketsImplications for Health and Human Service ProfessionalsPrivate PracticeConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 8 The Making of Governmental PolicyTechnical Aspects of the Policy ProcessA Critical Analysis of the Policy ProcessThe Policy ProcessSocial Work and Advocacy OrganizationsAdvocacy Organizations and the New Policy InstitutesPolitical PracticeConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 9 Tax Policy and Income DistributionHistory of U.S. Tax PolicyTax Policy and Special InterestsFederal Tax PolicyState Tax Policy and the PoorThe Efficiency of Tax Policy in Reducing PovertyTax Expenditures as Poverty PolicyThe Anti-Tax MovementConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 10 Social Insurance ProgramsDefinition of Social InsuranceThe Background of Social InsuranceThe Financial Organization of Social InsuranceKey Social Insurance ProgramsThe Social Security DilemmaConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 11 Public Assistance ProgramsAssumptions and Myths about Public AssistanceAid to Families with Dependent ChildrenSupplemental Security Income (SSI)General AssistanceTrends and Issues in Public AssistanceConclusion: The Evolution of Public AssistancePractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 12 The American Health Care SystemThe UninsuredThe Organization of Medical ServicesMajor Public Health Programs: Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIPThe Health Care CrisisOverview of U.S. Health Care ExpendituresU.S. Health Care in International PerspectiveExplaining the High Cost of U.S. Health CareCutting Health Care CostsManaged CareThe UnderinsuredReforming U.S. Health CareComparative Analysis: Health Care in Canada, Britain and AustraliaConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 13 Mental Health and Substance Abuse PolicyMental Health ReformThe Community Mental Health Centers ActsDeinstitutionalizationThe Revolving DoorCMHCs under SiegeMental Health Service DeliveryParity for Mental Health CareIssues in Mental Health PolicySubstance AbuseConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 14 Criminal JusticeHistory of U.S. Criminal JusticeThe Criminal Justice SystemJuvenile JusticeThe War on DrugsThe Underclass and "Moral Poverty"Legalization of DrugsThe "New Penology"ConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 15 Child Welfare PolicyHistory of U.S. Child Welfare PolicyProtective Services for ChildrenFoster Care for ChildrenAdoptionHead StartEmerging Issues in Child WelfareConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 16 Housing PoliciesOverview of Housing LegislationThe Federal Government and Low-Income Housing ProgramsIssues in Housing PolicyHomelessnessHousing ReformConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 17 The Politics of Food Policy and Rural LifeThe Contradictions of American Food PolicyHunger in the United StatesGovernment Food ProgramsFarming in the United StatesFarmworkersIssues in Farming and Food ProductionConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsChapter 18 The American Welfare State in International PerspectiveTypologies of Welfare StatesAmerican ExceptionalismThe Welfare State in TransitionRanking National DevelopmentThe Human Development IndexThe Fourth WorldCapability PovertyInternational AidGlobal CapitalThe FutureConclusionPractice TestMySearchLab ConnectionsNotesIndex
