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BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I. AMERICAN SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY 1. Social Policy and the American Welfare State 2. A Brief History of the American Social Welfare State 3. Social Welfare Policy Research 4. Discrimination in American Society 5. Poverty in America PART II. THE VOLUNTARY AND FOR-PROFIT SECTORS 6. The Voluntary Sector Today 7. Privatization and Human Service Corporations PART III. THE GOVERNMENT SECTOR 8. The Making of Governmental Policy 9. Tax Policy and Income Distribution 10. Social Insurance Programs 11. Public Assistance Programs 12. The American Health Care System 13. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Policy 14. Criminal Justice 15. Child Welfare Policy 16. Housing Policies 17. The Politics of Food Policy and Rural Life PART IV. THE AMERICAN WELFARE STATE IN PERSPECTIVE 18. The American Welfare State in International Perspective DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I. AMERICAN SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY 1. Social Policy and the American Welfare State Definitions of Social Welfare Policy Social Problems and Social Welfare Policy Social Work and Social Policy Values, Ideology, and Social Welfare Policy The Political Economy of American Social Welfare The U.S. Economic Continuum Keynesian Economics The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) • Democratic Socialism The U.S. Political Continuum The Welfare Philosophers and the Neoconservative Think Tanks Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes 2. A Brief History of the American Social Welfare State Early Antecedents of Welfare Statism The English Poor Laws The Poor in Colonial America Social Welfare in the Civil War Era Industrialization and the Voluntary Sector Religion and Social Welfare Charity Organization Societies Settlement Houses African American Associations The Social Casework Agency The Progressive Movement The Great Depression and the Modern Welfare State The Post-World War II Welfare State The Languishing Social Welfare State Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes 3. Social Welfare Policy Research A Proposed Model for Policy Analysis Problems That Necessitate the Policy Policy Description Policy Analysis Researching and Analyzing a Social Policy Assignment Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes 4. Discrimination in American Society Discrimination Racism The Minority Middle Class African Americans African Americans in Poverty The “Diswelfare” of African Americans Hispanic Americans Diversity in the Hispanic Population American Indians Asian Americans Immigrants and Immigration Women and Society The Feminization of Poverty Myths around Women and Work Income and Job Disparities between Men and Women Day Care: A Barrier to Female Employment Other Obstacles Faced by Working Women Abortion and Women’s Rights Gender Discrimination and Violence in an Gays and Lesbians: Two Populations at Risk Gays and Lesbians in the Military Gay and Lesbian Family Life AIDS and the Gay Community Ageism Health Care and the Elderly People with Disabilities Legal Attempts to Remedy Discrimination Affirmative Action Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes 5. Poverty in America Theories on Poverty Eugenics and Poverty The Progressive Understanding of Poverty Who Makes Up the Poor? Measuring Poverty Families and Poverty Children in Poverty Poverty and the Elderly The Rural Poor Work and Poverty Why Are There Working Poor? Underemployment and Unemployment Dual Labor Markets Wages and Poverty Strategies Developed to Combat Poverty Three Approaches to Combat Poverty America’s Fringe Economy Credit and the Poor Transportation in the Fringe Economy World Poverty Conclusion Notes 6. The Voluntary Sector Today Traditional Providers The Independent Sector Advancing Social Justice Elite Philanthropy The Future of the Voluntary Sector Faith-Based Social Services Social Entrepreneurship Issues Facing the Voluntary Sector Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes 7. Privatization and Human Service Corporations Privatization Issues Preferential Selection Dual Levels of Care Cost-Effectiveness Oligopolization The Challenge of Privatization Unions and the Private Sector Social Contributions of Business Corporate Influence on Social Welfare Policy The Future of Corporate Involvement in Social Welfare Human Service Corporations Consolidation and Growth in New Human Service Markets Hospital Management Health Maintenance Organizations Child Care 159 Home Health Care Corrections Public Welfare Private Practice Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes PART III. THE GOVERNMENT SECTOR Technical Aspects of the Policy Process A Critical Analysis of the Policy Process The Policy Process Formulation Legislation The Fiscal Cliff and Sequestration Implementation Evaluation Marginalization Social Work and Advocacy Organizations Political Practice Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes 9. Tax Policy and Income Distribution History of U.S. Tax Policy Federal Taxes Taxes, Spending, and the Debt Tax Policy and Special Interests Income Distribution State Tax Policy and the Poor The Efficiency of Tax Policy in Reducing Poverty The Anti-Tax Movement The Debate over Economic Inequality Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes 10. Social Insurance Programs Definition of Social Insurance The Background of Social Insurance The Financial Organization of Social Insurance Key Social Insurance Programs Unemployment Compensation The Social Security Dilemma Arguments for the Current Social Security System Social Security in Trouble The Long-Term Prospects for Social Security Medicare (Hospital Insurance and Supplementary Medical Insurance) Lingering Problems in the Social Security System Reforming Social Security Pension Systems in Selected Industrialized Countries Retirement in the United Kingdom The Chilean Experiment in Privatizing Social Security Germany’s Social Security System The Greek Pension System The Australian Retirement System Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes 11. Public Assistance Programs Assumptions and Myths about Public Assistance Aid to Families with Dependent Children Has the PRWORA Worked • Teenage Pregnancy Supplemental Security Income (SSI) General Assistance Trends and Issues in Public Assistance Welfare to Work (Workfare) Welfare Behaviorism Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes 12. The American Health Care System The Uninsured The Organization of Medical Services Major Public Health Programs: Medicare, Medicaid, and S-CHIP 250 Medicaid The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) The Health Care Crisis Explaining the High Cost of U.S. Health Care Physicians’ Salaries The Pharmaceutical Industry Cutting Health Care Costs The Underinsured Gun Violence and Health Care Policy What Can Be Done U.S. Health Care in International Perspective Reforming U.S. Health Care National Health Insurance Incremental Reform The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes 13. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Policy Mental Health Reform The Community Mental Health Centers Acts Deinstitutionalization The Advent of Psychotropic Medication The Psychopharmacological Scandal Children’s Mental Health Mental Health and Substance Abuse Funding Parity for Mental Health Care Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Substance Abuse Drug Abuse Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes 14. Criminal Justice History of U.S. Criminal Justice The Criminal Justice System Juvenile Justice The New Jim Crow The War on Drugs The Underclass and “Moral Poverty” The Prison Industrial Complex Legalization of Drugs Police Violence Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes 15. 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 Maternal and Child Health Teen Pregnancy Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes 16. Housing Policies Overview of Housing Legislation The Federal Government and Low-Income Housing Programs Issues in Housing Policy Problems in Home Ownership Homeownership and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis The Downside of Homeownership Problems in Finding Affordable Rental Housing Gentrification Overcrowded and Deficient Housing Other Factors Affecting Housing Homelessness Trends in Homelessness Attempts to Address Homelessness Housing Reform Housing in an International Context Public Housing Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes 17. The Politics of Food Policy and Rural Life The Contradictions of American Food Policy Hunger in the United States Governmental Food Programs SNAP: Who Is in the Program, and What Does It Cost? Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Other Food Programs Have the Food Programs Worked? Farming in the United States Biofuels, Fracking, and Farming The Face of U.S. Farming Farmworkers Issues in American Farming Genetic Engineering Global Trade Food Safety Local Selling Organic Farming Sustainable Development Climate Change Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes PART IV. THE AMERICAN WELFARE STATE IN PERSPECTIVE 18. The American Welfare State in International Perspective Typologies of Welfare States American Exceptionalism The Welfare State in Transition Ranking National Development The Fourth World Capability Poverty International Aid Global Capital The Future Conclusion Discussion Questions Notes Glossary Index Table of Contents
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