Social Policy and Social Change

A timely examination of social policy through a social constructivist and economic lens, Social Policy and Social Change illuminates the root causes of common social problems and how policy has attempted to ameliorate them. In so doing, the book focuses on how social policies in the United States can be transformed to promote social justice for all groups. The book uniquely offers both an historical analysis of social problems and social policies, and an economic analysis of how capitalism and the market economy have contributed to social problems and impacted social policies.  The book goes beyond the U.S. borders to examine the impact of globalization in the United States and in the Global South. It considers the meaning and impact of the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States and explores the policy solutions his administration has proposed to deal with the economic recession of 2008-2009. The book also discusses social workers as agents of social change and  advocates of social and economic justice. It examines five key realms: Poverty in families and the welfare system, poverty among the elderly and social security, child maltreatment and child welfare policy, health and mental health policy, and housing policy. INDICE: Chapter 1: Introduction Social Construction of Social Problems and Social Policies A Theory of Social Problems and Social Policies Organization of the Book Social Workers and Social Policy Change Social Justice Constituencies for Social ChangeChapter 2: The Nature of Social Policy The Identification of Social Problems Social Policies in the United States Social Welfare Policies Political Philosophies in the United States Policy Analysis as a Tool for Social Justice Overview of Social Welfare Policies in the United StatesChapter 3: The Social Work Profession and Social Justice Intellectual Antecedents of Social Work The Origins of the Social Work Profession Charity Organization Societies Settlement House Movement Accomplishments of Early Social Workers Social Work and the End of Reform Social Work and the New Deal The Rank and File Movement Social Work in the Post-World War II Era Social Work and the War on Poverty Social Work in the 1980s and 1990s Social Work in the New MillenniumChapter 4: Historical Values Influencing Social Problems and Social Policies Values, Beliefs, and IdeologiesChapter 5: The Market Economy and Social Justice Tasks of the Economic System Market Capitalism and Adam Smith Supply, Demand, and the Price System The Labor Market Dual Labor Market Poverty and Inequality Taxes and Inequality Tax Expenditures Public Benefit, Private Profit Social Costs and Externalities Social Policies Designed to Ameliorate Social Costs of the Market EconomyChapter 6: Oppression and Social Justice in the United States Race and Racism The Racial Contract Aversive Racism Whiteness Essentialism Native Americans African Americans Latinos Asian Americans Poverty and Discrimination Gender Discrimination LGBT: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Persons Persons Considered Disabled Social Movements Among Ethnic Groups and WomenChapter 7: Income Support Policies and Social Justice English Legacy: The Elizabethan Poor Laws Aid to Women and Dependent Children Mothers’ Pensions and ADC Social Security and ADC: The First Welfare System ADC/AFDC Attitudes Toward Women on Welfare Ending Welfare as We Knew It: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act Missed Opportunities of TANF Social Security Veterans’ Pensions, Survivors’ Benefits, and Disability Insurance The Future of Social Security Comparison of Social Security and TANFChapter 8: Housing and Social Justice The Face of Homelessness History of Homelessness in the United States The Problem of Affordable Housing Recommendations for New Housing PoliciesChapter 9: Child Welfare: Issues of Social and Economic Justice Child Protection Interventions in the 19th and 20th Centuries Early Child Welfare: Private Efforts Early Child Welfare: Public Endeavors Children of Color in the Child Welfare System Major Federal Child Welfare Policies Race/Ethnicity, Economics, and Child Maltreatment Kinship Care Family Foster CareChapter 10: Health, Mental Health, and Social Justice Health and Mental Health Care: Supply and Demand History of Beliefs and Values Regarding Health Care Health Disparities Between Ethnic Groups: The Impact of Discrimination Health Care in the United States: Public-Private Mix Mental Health Policies and Mental Illness: The Economic and Social Justice Issues of Risk and Response Implications for Social WorkChapter 11: Social Justice in the 21st Century Economic Impacts of Globalization Human Rights and Globalization Post 9/11 and the Rise of Progressivism

• ISBN: 978-1-4522-6833-0
• Editorial: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 472
• Fecha Publicación: 30/06/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
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