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| Preface | |
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| Policy Practice: The Hidden Side of Social Work | |
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| Social Work's Commitment to Social Justice | |
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| The Debate Between the "Micro Changers" and the "Macro Changers" | |
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| Has Social Work Abandoned Its Mission of Social Justice? | |
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| Are Social Workers Adequately Prepared for Policy Work? | |
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| Is All Social Work Political? | |
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| What Exactly Is "Policy Practice"? | |
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| Social Welfare Policy | |
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| Are Social Workers Active Enough Politically? | |
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| Being the Voice of the Voiceless | |
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| Can All Problems Be Solved With Legislation? | |
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| Work Settings for Social Workers Engaged in Policy Practice | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Mysearchlab Connections | |
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| Social Workers and Political Action: Three Relevant Historical Periods | |
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| The Settlement House Movement (Late 1800s) | |
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| Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal | |
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| Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society and War on Poverty | |
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| The Rise of Conservatism and the Decline of Social Responsibility | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Mysearchlab Connections | |
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| The Role of Values in the Political Arena | |
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| It's All About Values | |
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| American Values | |
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| Political Ideology | |
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| Why Can't Liberals and Conservatives Get Along? | |
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| Religion and Politics | |
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| Neoliberals | |
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| Think Tanks | |
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| Political Parties in the United States | |
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| The Tea Party Movement | |
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| Occupy Wall Street | |
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| Are All Social Workers Liberal? | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Mysearchlab Connections | |
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| Social Workers in Action: The Six Stages of the Policy Change Process | |
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| Who Makes Policy in the United States? | |
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| Legislators and Their Staffers | |
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| Advocacy Groups | |
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| Political Action Committees | |
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| Lobbyists | |
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| Policy Institutes or Think Tanks | |
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| Policy-Making Settings in the United States | |
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| Levels and Branches of Government | |
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| The Federal Government | |
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| Executive Branch: The President of the United States, Cabinet, and Federal Agencies | |
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| Legislative Branch: The United States Congress | |
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| State Government | |
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| Executive Branch: Governors and State Agencies | |
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| Legislative Branch: State Legislatures | |
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| Local Government: Councils, Commissions, Mayors, and Chairs | |
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| Six Stages of the Policy Changes Process | |
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| Problem Definition Stage | |
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| Agenda Setting | |
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| Policy Formulation | |
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| Passage of the Policy | |
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| Policy Implementation | |
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| Evaluating the Policy Change | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Mysearchlab Connections | |
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| When Wearing Buttons Isn't Enough | |
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| Opportunities for Social Work Students | |
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| Volunteering Your Time | |
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| Join an Organization | |
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| Elections | |
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| Fund-Raising | |
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| Influencing Legislation | |
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| How Do I Find the Time to Volunteer? | |
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| Career Options in the Political Arena | |
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| Executive Director of an Advocacy Organization | |
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| Policy Staff (Related Titles: Policy Director/Policy Associate/Policy Analyst) | |
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| Public Affairs Director or Public Affairs Staff | |
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| Campaign Staff | |
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| Lobbyist (Contract vs. Staff) | |
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| Legislative Staff | |
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| Consider Running for Office | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Mysearchlab Connections | |
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| Health Care Policies and Programs | |
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| What Is the Problem? | |
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| Overview of Major Government-Funded Health Care Programs in the United States | |
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| Medicaid | |
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| Medicare | |
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| CHIP | |
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| VA System | |
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| What Is Single-Payer Health Care? | |
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| The Mad as Hell Doctors Tour | |
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| The Goal and the Strategy | |
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| Was the Mad as Hell Doctors Tour a Success? | |
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| Health Insurance Reform Under President Obama | |
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| The Conservative Response to Health Care Reform ("ObamaCare") | |
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| The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Mysearchlab Connections | |
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| Mental Health Advocacy | |
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| Mental Illness | |
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| Time Line of Mental Health Advocacy in the United States | |
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| Overview of the U.S. Mental Health Care System | |
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| Mental Health Parity | |
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| How the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equality Act of 2008 was Passed Into Law | |
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| First Parity Law Is Passed (Small Step Forward) | |
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| Stagnation due to Political Opposition From the Republican Party | |
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| True Parity Is Finally Achieved | |
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| The Strategy | |
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| Looking to the Future: The Criminalization of the Mentally Ill | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Mysearchlab Connections | |
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| From Civil Rights to Immigrant Rights | |
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| Laws and Court Cases Outlawing Discrimination | |
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| Immigration | |
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| Illegal Immigration | |
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| Advocates of Comprehensive Immigration Reform | |
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| Opponents of Comprehensive Immigration Reform | |
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| What Now? | |
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| Arizona's Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (SB 1070) | |
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| What Is the DREAM Act? | |
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| Who Supports the DREAM Act? | |
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| Who Opposes the Dream Act? | |
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| What Strategies Have Been Used to Get It Passed Into Law? | |
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| Papers: Stories of Undocumented Youth (The Movie) | |
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| What Is the Current Status of the DREAM Act? | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Mysearchlab Connections | |
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| Child Welfare and Children's Rights | |
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| Child Maltreatment in the United States | |
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| Child Welfare Legislation | |
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| What Is the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child? | |
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| International Human Rights Treaties | |
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| The Controversy Over the CRC in the United States | |
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| What Is the Problem That the CRC Is Addressing? | |
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| Poverty and Hunger | |
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| Child Abuse and Neglect | |
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| Infant Mortality | |
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| Health | |
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| Why Has the United States Failed to Ratify the CRC? | |
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| The Emergence of the Campaign for U.S. Ratification of the CRC | |
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| What Is the Current Status of the CRC in the United States? | |
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| Case Example: Social Work Students at Pacific University, Oregon. Think Globally, Act Locally | |
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| State-Level Child Welfare Advocacy Efforts | |
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| Educational Stability of Foster Youth | |
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| Supporting Relative Caregivers of Children in Foster Care | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Mysearch Lab Connections | |
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| Aging Policy and the Controversy Over End-of-Life Policies | |
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| Policies Affecting Older Adults | |
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| The Social Security Program | |
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| End-of-Life Policies | |
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| The Death with Dignity Act | |
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| What Was the Impetus Behind the Death with Dignity Act? | |
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| What Is the Death with Dignity Act? | |
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| The Controversy Over the Death with Dignity Act | |
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| How the Death with Dignity Act Became Law | |
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| Oregon's Death with Dignity Act (ODWDA) | |
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| Washington State's Death with Dignity Act | |
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| How the Washington State Death with Dignity Act Was Passed | |
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| The Opposition | |
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| Montana Becomes the Third State to Decriminalize Physician-Assisted Suicide | |
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| Next Steps for the Death with Dignity Movement | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Mysearchlab Connections | |
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| Using the Judicial System to Effect Change | |
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| Social Work and Legal Practice | |
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| Disability Advocates Versus the State of New York | |
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| The Fight Over Marriage Equality in California (Proposition 8) | |
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| Children's Rights: Working to Reform the Nation's Failing Child Welfare Systems | |
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| NASW's Legal Defense Fund | |
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| Jaffee v. Redmond (1996) | |
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| In re Matter of Adoption of X.X.G. and N.R.G. (2010) | |
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| Graham v. Florida (2010) | |
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| Kennedy v. Louisiana (2008) | |
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| Overview of the U.S. Judicial System | |
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| Federal Judiciary | |
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| The United States Supreme Court | |
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| The Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals | |
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| The Federal District Courts | |
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| State Supreme Courts, State Appeals Courts, and State Courts | |
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| State Supreme Courts | |
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| State Court of Appeals | |
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| State Trial Courts and Specialty Courts | |
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| Final Thoughts | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Mysearchlab Connections | |
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| The Politics of Economics | |
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| Political Economy | |
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| Revenues ("Taxes 101") | |
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| Progressive Versus Regressive Taxation | |
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| Taxes-Who Carries the Burden? | |
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| Spending | |
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| Funding for Federal Programs | |
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| Why Is the U.S. Government in Debt? | |
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| State Budgets | |
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| American Exceptionalism or Welfare Exceptionalism? | |
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| Policies That Promote Poverty Reduction | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Mysearchlab Connections | |
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| A Look to the Future | |
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| Hot-Button Political Issues on the Horizon of Interest to Social Work | |
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| Immigration | |
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| Older Adults and Aging | |
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| Equal Rights for LGBT Individuals | |
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| Returning Veterans | |
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| Poverty and Income Inequality | |
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| The Welfare of Children | |
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| Reforming Government So That It Operates in the Interest of the People | |
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| Getting Government to Invest in the Social Work Profession | |
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| What Are the Biggest Problems Facing the Social Work Profession? | |
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| Overview of the Social Work Reinvestment Act | |
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| What Strategies Have Been Used by the Answer Coalition to Pass the SWRA? | |
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| What Have Been the Biggest Barriers to the Passage of the SWRA? | |
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| All Social Work Is Political | |
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| Practice Test | |
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| Mysearchlab Connections | |
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| References | |
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| Photo Credits | |
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| Index | |