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Klappentext This core text is intended for students taking social policy and social welfare policy in departments of social work. Its purpose is to provide students with a comprehensive overview of U.S. social policy and the policymaking process. It will cover the critical contextual components of social policy such as history! ideology! political economy! and culture across the major domains of policy including income! social security! health! mental health! child welfare! and housing. The book will contain a number of distinguishing features! including: a strong theoretical foundation! greater emphasis on inclusion of primary source materials! a focus on critical thinking development! in-depth case studies! a focus on social justice and its relationship to social policy! interwoven content on a global and international perspective. The book will also be developed to have a greater focus on engaging content delivery via the use of cultural artifacts and connections to music! art! film and photography. The primary source material will help students connect the content from yesterday within the context of social policy today. The book will cover the content as taught in social policy courses across the curriculum. It will include chapters on social work history! the political economy! policy analysis! marginalized populations! social security! welfare and welfare reform! mental health policy! employment! child welfare! homelessness! and social services. In addition! the book will also help students place the content in context with coverage of federal and state budgets! and local and federal policy advocacy. Zusammenfassung This text explores the critical contextual components of social policy-including history! ideology! political-economy! and culture-and demonstrates major substantive areas of policy such as income maintenance and health/mental health. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: The Context of Social Policy Introduction: Overview of themes and content in Part I Chapter 1: U.S. Social Policy in the New Century - Michael Reisch Chapter 2: U.S. Social Policy & Social Welfare - An Historical Overview - Michael Reisch Chapter 3: The Political-Economy of Contemporary U.S. Social Policy - Joel Blau Chapter 4: Social Policy and the Racial Regulation of People of Color - Jerome Schiele Chapter 5: Women & Social Policy - Susan Roll Part II: Policy Practice Introduction: Overview of themes and content in Part II Chapter 6: Policy Analysis - Richard Caputo Chapter 7: Federal and State Budget Basics for Social Workers - Karen Staller Chapter 8: Policy Advocacy at the Federal Level: A Case Study of Americorps -- How the Little Guys Won - Monica Healy! Eugene Sofer Chapter 9: State & Local Policy Advocacy - Richard Hoefer Chapter 10: The Judiciary & Social Policy - Vicki Lens Part III: Key Areas of Social Policy Introduction: Overview of themes and content of Part III Chapter 11: Social Security - Past! Present! & Future - Benjamin Veghte Chapter 12: Poverty and Unemployment: Does a "Work First" Remedy Work? - Roberta Iversen Chapter 13: Welfare & Welfare Reform in the Age of Neoliberal Paternalism - Sanford Schram! Joe Soss! Richard Fording Chapter 14: Health and Mental Health Policy - Stephen Gorin! Cynthia Moniz Chapter 15: Human Services in the United States: A Focus on Ethnic Minority Families and Children Human Services in the United States: Safety Net Programs for Ethnic Minority Families and Children - Julian Chow! Catherine Vu ...
