American Social Welfare Policy A Pluralist Approach

Name: American Social Welfare Policy A Pluralist Approach
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ISBN: 9780205223541

ISBN-10: 0205223540

ISBN-13: 9780205223541

Edition: 2013

Authors: Howard Jacob Karger, David Stoesz

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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 Editionexamines 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 ExperiencePersonalize Learning —MySearchLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep…

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List price: $151.47
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 4/27/2012
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 504
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English

Howard Karger is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Houston. In 2001 he helped found policyAmerica, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to disseminating innovations in social policy. In addition to five editions of his best-selling American Social Welfare Policy, Howard has authored or coauthored other titles including: Controversial Issues in Social Policy and Social Work and Community in a Private World




Social Policy and the American Welfare State



Social Welfare Policy Research: A Framework for Policy Analysis



Religion and Social Welfare Policy



Discrimination in American Society



Poverty in America



The Voluntary Sector Today



Privatization and Human Service Corporations



The Making of Governmental Policy



Tax Policy and Income Distribution



Social Insurance Programs



Public Assistance Programs



the American Health Care System



Mental Health and Substance Abuse Policy



Criminal Justice



Child Welfare Policy



Housing Policies



the Politics of Food Policy and Rural Life



the American Welfare State in International Perspective



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


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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


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Religion and Social Welfare Policy


Religious Antecedents of Welfare Statism


The Rise of Social Work As A Profession


Conclusion


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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Housing Policies


Overview of Housing Legislation


The Federal Government and Low-Income Housing Programs


Issues in Housing Policy


Homelessness


Housing Reform


Conclusion


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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


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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


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Notes


Index