The Handbook of Social Policy.

The Handbook of Social Policy.

The Handbook of Social Policy is an attempt to document the now substantial body of knowledge about government social policies that has been accumulated since the study of social policy first emerged as an organized field of academic endeavor about 50 years ago. The Second Edition offers a more stre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Midgley, James
Other Authors: Livermore, Dr. Michelle M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2008.
Subjects:
Social service > United States.
Public welfare > United States.
Public welfare
Social policy
Social service
United States > Social policy.
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Social Policy and Social Welfare; PART I: The Nature of Social Policy; 1
  • The Definition of Social Policy; 2
  • An Overview of American Social Policy; 3
  • Economic Dimensions of Social Policy; 4
  • Policy Analysis; 5
  • Policy Practice and Advocacy; 6
  • The Impact of Social Policy; PART II: The History of Social Policy; 7
  • Social Policy From Colonial Times to the Civil War; 8
  • Social Policy and the Progressive Era; 9
  • Social Policy of the New Deal; 10
  • Social Policy and the Great Society; 11
  • Social Policy: Reagan and Beyond
  • PART III: The Political Economy of Social Policy12
  • The Institutional Approach to Social Policy; 13
  • Conservative Approaches to Social Policy; 14
  • Critical Social Policy; 15
  • Welfare Pluralism and Social Policy; 16
  • Feminist Approaches to Social Policy; 17
  • Race, Politics, and Social Policy; 18
  • The Social Development Perspective in Social Policy; 19
  • Social Policy and the Physical Environment; PART IV: Social Policy and the Social Services; 20
  • Child and Family Welfare Policies and Services; 21
  • Income Maintenance and Support: The Changing Face of Welfare; 22
  • Social Security
  • 23
  • Social Policy and the Elderly24
  • Social Policy and Health Care; 25
  • Housing Policy; 26
  • Social Policies and Mental Health; 27
  • Social Policies for People With Disabilities; 28
  • Social Policy and the Correctional System; 29
  • Employment Policy and Social Welfare; 30
  • Education and Social Policy; 31
  • Urban Development Policy; PART V: Conclusion
  • International and Future Perspectives on Social Policy; 32
  • International Aspects of Social Policy; 33
  • The Future of Social Policy; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors

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