Full Description
The Second Edition of Social Policy and Social Change is a timely examination of the field, unique in its inclusion of both a historical analysis of problems and policy and an exploration of how capitalism and the market economy have contributed to them. The New Edition of this seminal text examines issues of discrimination, health care, housing, income, and child welfare and considers the policies that strive to improve them. With a focus on how domestic social policies can be transformed to promote social justice for all groups, Jimenez et al. consider the impact of globalization in the United States while addressing developing concerns now emerging in the global village.
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Social Construction of Social Problems and Social Policies
A Theory of Social Problems and Social Policies
Organization of the Book
Social Workers and Social Policy Change
Social Justice
Constituencies for Social Change
Chapter 2: The Nature of Social Policy
The Identification of Social Problems
Social Policies in the United States
Social Welfare Policies
Political Philosophies in the United States
Policy Analysis as a Tool for Social Justice
Overview of Social Welfare Policies in the United States
Chapter 3: The Social Work Profession and Social Justice
Intellectual Antecedents of Social Work
The Origins of the Social Work Profession
Charity Organization Societies
Settlement House Movement
Accomplishments of Early Social Workers
Social Work and the End of Reform
Social Work and the New Deal
The Rank and File Movement
Social Work in the Post-World War II Era
Social Work and the War on Poverty
Social Work in the 1980s and 1990s
Social Work in the New Millennium
Chapter 4: Historical Values Influencing Social Problems and Social Policies
Values, Beliefs, and Ideologies
Chapter 5: The Market Economy and Social Justice
Tasks of the Economic System
Market Capitalism and Adam Smith
Supply, Demand, and the Price System
The Labor Market
Dual Labor Market
Poverty and Inequality
Taxes and Inequality
Tax Expenditures
Public Benefit, Private Profit
Social Costs and Externalities
Social Policies Designed to Ameliorate Social Costs of the Market Economy
Chapter 6: Oppression and Social Justice in the United States
Race and Racism
The Racial Contract
Aversive Racism
Whiteness
Essentialism
Native Americans
African Americans
Latinos
Asian Americans
Poverty and Discrimination
Gender Discrimination
LGBT: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Persons
Persons Considered Disabled
Social Movements Among Ethnic Groups and Women
Chapter 7: Income Support Policies and Social Justice
English Legacy: The Elizabethan Poor Laws
Aid to Women and Dependent Children
Mothers' Pensions and ADC
Social Security and ADC: The First Welfare System
ADC/AFDC
Attitudes Toward Women on Welfare
Ending Welfare as We Knew It: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
Missed Opportunities of TANF
Social Security
Veterans' Pensions, Survivors' Benefits, and Disability Insurance
The Future of Social Security
Comparison of Social Security and TANF
Chapter 8: Housing and Social Justice
The Face of Homelessness
History of Homelessness in the United States
The Problem of Affordable Housing
Recommendations for New Housing Policies
Chapter 9: Child Welfare: Issues of Social and Economic Justice
Child Protection Interventions in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Early Child Welfare: Private Efforts
Early Child Welfare: Public Endeavors
Children of Color in the Child Welfare System
Major Federal Child Welfare Policies
Race/Ethnicity, Economics, and Child Maltreatment
Kinship Care
Family Foster Care
Chapter 10: Health, Mental Health, and Social Justice
Health and Mental Health Care: Supply and Demand
History of Beliefs and Values Regarding Health Care
Health Disparities Between Ethnic Groups: The Impact of Discrimination
Health Care in the United States: Public-Private Mix
Mental Health Policies and Mental Illness: The Economic and Social Justice Issues of Risk and Response
Implications for Social Work
Chapter 11: Social Justice in the 21st Century
Economic Impacts of Globalization
Human Rights and Globalization
Post 9/11 and the Rise of Progressivism
