Controversial Issues In Social Policy

by Karger, Howard Jacob; Midgley, James; Brown, C. Brene

• ISBN13: 9780205337453
• ISBN10: 0205337457
• Edition: 2ND
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

B> Controversial Issues in Social Policy is an edited collection of contemporary social policy debates argued between some of the foremost thinkers in the field of social work as well as prominent authors in other fields. The 18 debate topics were selected to cover a wide range of professional interests in the field of social policy and are divided into three parts. The book stresses the importance of critical and independent thought in the educational process. For anyone interested in social welfare policy, public policy and contemporary issues at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
PART I SOCIAL POLICY AND THE AMERICAN WELFARE STATE	1	(42)
Is the American Welfare State Compatible with the Market Economy?	3	(16)
Yes: James Midgley	4	(6)
No: Howard Jacob Karger	10	(9)
Should the Federal Government Support or Fund Sectarian Social-Service Agencies?	19	(12)
Yes: Jon Meyer	19	(4)
No: Stephen Erich	23	(8)
Should Social Services Be Privatized?	31	(12)
Yes: David Stoesz	32	(4)
No: Ira C. Colby	36	(7)
PART II POVERTY, INEQUALITY, AND SOCIAL POLICY	43	(134)
Is Legislation for Lesbian and Gay Rights Necessary?	45	(12)
Yes: Marion Wagner and Rebecca Van Voorhis	46	(6)
No: John F. Longres	52	(5)
Are Governmental Policies Solving the Problem of Homelessness?	57	(8)
Yes: Larry W. Kreuger, John Q. Hodges, and Debi L. Word	58	(3)
No: John J. Stretch	61	(4)
Can Welfare-to-Work Programs Significantly Reduce Poverty Levels?	65	(18)
Yes: Sandra K. Danziger	66	(6)
No: Eileen Trzcinski and Deborah Satyanathan	72	(11)
Can an Asset-Based Welfare Policy Really Help the Poor?	83	(9)
Yes: Michael Sherraden	84	(4)
No: James Midgley	88	(4)
Are Affirmative-Action Policies Increasing Equality in the Labor Market?	92	(15)
Yes: Ann Rosegrant Alvarez	93	(7)
No: Sally C. Pipes	100	(7)
Is Privatizing Social Security Good for Women?	107	(18)
Yes: William W. Beach	108	(10)
No: Patricia Ireland	118	(7)
Do We Need a National Healthcare Policy?	125	(19)
Yes: Dawn McCarty and J. Rick Altemose	125	(5)
No: Robert E. Moffit	130	(14)
Has the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Gone Too Far?	144	(17)
Yes: Howard Jacob Karger	145	(5)
No: John C. Bricout	150	(11)
Has the War on Drugs Been Effective?	161	(16)
Yes: The Office of National Drug Policy	162	(7)
No: Susan P. Robbins	169	(8)
PART III ISSUES IN SOCIAL-SERVICE POLICY	177	(70)
Is Outpatient Commitment a Step Forward for Mental-Health Clients?	179	(21)
Yes: E. Fuller Torrey and Mary Zdanowicz	180	(7)
No: Kia J. Bentley and Melissa Floyd Taylor	187	(13)
Is Managed Care Containing Costs and Improving Access to Quality Healthcare?	200	(20)
Yes: Richard I. Smith and Kristin Stewart	201	(11)
No: Heather Kanenburg	212	(8)
Should Transracial Adoptions Be Allowed?	220	(15)
Yes: Elizabeth Bartholet	221	(6)
No: Leslie Doty Hollingsworth	227	(8)
Should Gays and Lesbians Be Allowed to Adopt?	235	(12)
Yes: Stephen Erich	235	(4)
No: Howard Jacob Karger	239	(8)
PART IV SOCIAL-WORK EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL POLICY	247
Should Abortion Rights Be an Accepted Social-Work Value?	249	(1)
Yes: John T. Pardeck	250	(5)
No: Roland Meinert	255	(8)
Should Faith-Based Social-Work Programs Be Required to Comply with Nondiscrimination Standards If They Violate the Beliefs of Those Institutions?	263	(1)
Yes: Karen E. Gerdes and Elizabeth A. Segal	264	(5)
No: Lawrence E. Ressler	269