Social Welfare Policy and Social Programs: A Values Persective

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Brief Contents......Page 7 Contents......Page 9 Preface......Page 21 Ch 1: Social Welfare Policy and Underlying Values......Page 23 What is Social Welfare?......Page 24 Premises for Studying Social Welfare......Page 25 Values and Beliefs as the Cornerstone of Social Welfare in America......Page 32 Conflicting Values and Beliefs in Social Welfare Policy......Page 37 Values and Beliefs Guide Policy Making......Page 43 Changing Demographics and the Need for Social Welfare Policies and Programs......Page 44 Final Thoughts......Page 45 Ch 2: Historical Foundations of Social Welfare in America......Page 49 Colonial Period (1690-1800)......Page 50 Pre-Civil War Period (1800-1860)......Page 53 Civil War and Postwar Period (1861-1874)......Page 54 Progressive Era (1875-1925)......Page 56 The Great Depression and the New Deal (1925-1940)......Page 58 World War II and the Postwar Era (1940-1960)......Page 62 Social Reform (1960s-1970s)......Page 64 Retrenchment: Social Welfare Pullback Starting in the 1970s and through the 1990s......Page 65 The New Century......Page 70 Final Thoughts......Page 76 Ch 3: Conceptual Foundations of Social Welfare Policy......Page 81 Ideologies of the Social Welfare System......Page 82 Theories of the Evolution of the Social Welfare System......Page 86 Paradigms of the Social Welfare System......Page 93 Final Thoughts......Page 100 Ch 4: Analyzing and Researching Social Welfare Policies......Page 104 The Dynamics of Social Welfare Policy Development......Page 105 How is Social Welfare Policy Created?......Page 110 Models of Social Welfare Policy Analysis......Page 117 The Dynamics of Social Welfare Policy: Application of the Model......Page 123 Social Welfare Policy Research......Page 130 Legislative Information......Page 138 Final Thoughts......Page 140 Ch 5: The Delivery of Social Welfare Services......Page 144 The Professionalization of Social Welfare Services......Page 145 Public and Private Providers of Social Welfare Services......Page 150 Forms of Social Welfare Assistance......Page 157 Conflicting Values and Beliefs......Page 160 Final Thoughts......Page 161 Ch 6: Social Justice and Civil Rights......Page 165 Barriers to Social Justice and Civil Rights......Page 166 The Constitution: Cornerstone of Civil Rights......Page 167 The History of Voting Rights in the United States......Page 169 Protection from Discrimination and Oppression......Page 173 Conflicting Values and Beliefs......Page 196 Final Thoughts......Page 197 Ch 7: Poverty and Economic Inequality......Page 204 Defining Poverty and Economic Need......Page 205 Antipoverty Policies and Programs......Page 216 Conflicting Values and Beliefs......Page 224 Final Thoughts......Page 227 Ch 8: Economics, Employment, Budgets, and Taxes......Page 233 Ideological Differences between Social Work and Economics......Page 234 Key Economic Concepts and Factors......Page 236 Major Economic Social Welfare Programs Tied to Economic Conditions......Page 250 Impact of the Federal Budget on Social Welfare Policy......Page 255 Corporate America......Page 260 Changes in the Workforce......Page 261 The Economic Impact of Housing and Mortgages......Page 262 Final Thoughts......Page 264 Ch 9: Social Insurance......Page 270 What is Social Insurance?......Page 271 The Twofold Purpose of the Social Security Act......Page 274 The Future of Social Security......Page 284 Final Thoughts......Page 288 Ch 10: Aging and Social Welfare Policy......Page 293 History of Social Welfare Policies Related to Aging......Page 294 Services for Promoting and Protecting Elderly People......Page 295 Financial Security......Page 299 Health Care for an Aging Population......Page 305 Political Power......Page 308 Final Thoughts......Page 310 Ch 11: Children and Families......Page 314 Overview of Current Conditions......Page 315 The Child Welfare System......Page 317 Historical Development of Child and Family Policy......Page 318 Major Federal Programs Providing Aid and Services to Children and Families......Page 327 Conflicting Values and Beliefs......Page 339 Final Thoughts......Page 340 Ch 12: Health Care Policy......Page 345 Historical Overview of Health Care Policy in the United States......Page 346 CHIP......Page 349 Historical Overview of Mental Health Care Policy in the United States......Page 353 Major Health Programs......Page 355 Emerging Health Care Delivery Concerns......Page 362 Health Conditions of Concern......Page 366 Conflicting Values and Beliefs......Page 372 Final Thoughts......Page 373 Ch 13: United States Social Welfare Policies and International Comparisons......Page 379 Forced Relocation and Enslavement......Page 380 Immigrants and Refugees......Page 381 Globalization......Page 386 Border Policies between Mexico and the United States......Page 388 How Does the United States Compare with Other Nations?......Page 390 Conflicting Values and Beliefs......Page 399 Final Thoughts......Page 400 Ch 14: Policy Practice and the Impact of Social Welfare Policy......Page 405 How Important is Social Welfare Policy to Social Workers?......Page 406 The Power of Social Welfare Policy......Page 407 Policy Practice......Page 411 Conflicting Values and Beliefs: Where Do We Go from Here?......Page 425 Final Thoughts......Page 429 Glossary......Page 433 Index......Page 439