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Howard Jacob Karger, David Stoesz

American Social Welfare Policy

Name: American Social Welfare Policy
Author: Howard Jacob Karger

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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 Edition examines 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 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, and PowerPoint presentations are included in the outstanding supplements package.

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ISBN13:9780205921485

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:e-book

Uitgever:Pearson Education

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IN THIS SECTION: 1.) BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS 2.) FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS   BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:   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 FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS:   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 The U.S. Political Continuum The Risk Shift Conclusion Practice Test MySearchLab Connections   Chapter 2 Social Welfare Policy Research: A Framework for Policy Analysis Problems That Necessitate the Policy 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 The Rise Of Social Work As A Profession Conclusion Practice Test MySearchLab Connections   Chapter 4 Discrimination in American Society Discrimination Racism The Minority Middle Class Hispanic Americans American Indians Asian Americans Immigrants and Immigration Women and Society Gays and Lesbians: Two Populations at Risk Ageism People with Disabilities Legal Attempts to Remedy Discrimination Conclusion Practice Test MySearchLab Connections   Chapter 5 Poverty in America The Culture of Poverty Who Makes Up the Poor? Measuring Poverty Families and Poverty The Rural Poor Work and Poverty Strategies Developed to Combat Poverty America’s Fringe Economy Conclusion Practice Test MySearchLab Connections   Chapter 6 The Voluntary Sector Today Structural Interests within Social Welfare The Forgotten Sector Advancing Social Justice Contemporary Nonprofit Human Service Organizations The Future of the Voluntary Sector Conclusion Practice Test MySearchLab Connections   Chapter 7 Privatization and Human Service Corporations Privatization Issues 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 Implications for Health and Human Service Professionals 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 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 The Social Security Dilemma Conclusion Practice Test MySearchLab Connections   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 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 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 Cutting Health Care Costs Managed Care The Underinsured Reforming U.S. Health Care Comparative Analysis: Health Care in Canada, Britain and Australia 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 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 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 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 Farming in the United States Farmworkers Issues in Farming and Food Production 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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