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In this Section1. Brief Table of Contents2. Full Table of ContentsPART ONE: AMERICAN SOCIAL WELFARE POLICYChapter 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 PART TWO: THE VOLUNTARY AND FOR-PROFIT SOCIAL SECTORSChapter 6: The Voluntary Sector Today Chapter 7: Privatization and Human Service Corporations PART THREE: THE GOVERNMENT SECTORCHAPTER 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 2CHAPTER 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 PART ONE: AMERICAN SOCIAL WELFARE POLICYChapter 1: Social Policy and the American Welfare State Definitions of Social Welfare Policy Social Problems and Social Welfare Policy Social Work and Social Policy Values, Ideology, and Social Welfare Policy The Political Economy of American Social Welfare The U.S. Economic Continuum The U.S. Political Continuum The Welfare Philosophers and theNeoconservative Think TanksChapter 2: Social Welfare Policy Research: A Framework for Policy Analysis A Proposed Model for Policy AnalysisHistorical Background of the Policy Researching and Analyzing a Social Policy Assignment Social Policy Research and the InternetChapter 3: Religion and Social Welfare Policy Religious Antecedents of Welfare StatismThe Rise of Social Work as a ProfessionThe Rise of Social Work as a ProfessionChapter 4: Discrimination in American Society Discrimination Racism The Minority Middle Class African Americans Hispanic AmericansAsian Americans Immigrants and ImmigrationWomen and SocietyGays and Lesbians: Two Populations at RiskAgeismPeople with Disabilities Legal Attempts to Remedy DiscriminationChapter 5: Poverty in America The Culture of PovertyWho Makes Up the Poor? Measuring Poverty Families and Poverty The Rural Poor Work and Poverty Strategies Developed to Combat Poverty World PovertyAmerica's Fringe EconomyPART TWO: THE VOLUNTARY AND FOR-PROFIT SOCIAL SECTORSChapter 6: The Voluntary Sector Today Structural Interests within Social Welfare The Independent Sector Advancing Social Justice The Future of the Voluntary SectorChapter 7: Privatization and Human Service Corporations Privatization Issues The Challenge of Privatization Unions and the Private Sector Welfare Capitalism Corporate Social ResponsibilityCorporate Influence on Social Welfare Policy The Future of Corporate Involvement in Social Welfare Human Service Corporations Consolidation and Growth in New Human Service MarketsPrivate PracticeCHAPTER 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 Political PracticeCHAPTER 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 The Debate Over Economic InequalityCHAPTER 10: Social Insurance Programs Definition of Social InsuranceThe Background of Social Insurance The Financial Organization of Social Insurance Key Social Insurance Programs The Social Security Dilemma Medicare (Hospital Insurance and Supplementary Medical Insurance) Lingering Problems in the Social Security System Should We Privatize Social Security? Pension Systems in Selected Industrialized Countries 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 The Evolution of Public AssistanceCHAPTER 12: The American Health Care System The Uninsured 250The Organization of Medical Services Major Public Health Programs: Medicare, Medicaid, and S-CHIPThe Tobacco Settlement The Health Care Crisis Explaining the High Cost of U.S. Health Care Cutting Health Care Costs Reforming U.S. Health Care Comparative Analysis: Health Care in Canada, The United Kingdom, and AustraliaCHAPTER 13: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Policy Mental Health Reform The Community Mental Health Centers Acts Deinstitutionalization The Revolving Door The Psychopharmacological Scandal Children's Mental Health Mental Health and substance abuse fundingParity for Mental Health Care Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Substance AbuseCHAPTER 14: Criminal Justice History of U.S. Criminal Justice The Criminal Justice System Juvenile Justice The New jim Crow The War on Drugs The Underclass and "Moral Poverty" Legalization of Drugs The "New Penology" 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 CHAPTER 16: Housing Policies Overview of Housing Legislation 336The Federal Government and Low-IncomeHousing Programs 338Issues in Housing PolicyHomelessness Housing Reform Housing in an International Context Conclusion360CHAPTER 17: The Politics of Food Policy and Rural Life The Contradictions of American Food Policy Hunger in the United States Governmental Food Programs Farming in the United States Farmworkers Issues in American FarmingCHAPTER 18: The American Welfare State in International Perspective Typologies of Welfare States American ExceptionalismThe Welfare State in Transition Ranking National Development The Human Development Index The Fourth WorldCapability Poverty International Aid Global Capital The Future
