A New History of Social Welfare

by Day, Phyllis J.

• ISBN13: 9780205624157
• ISBN10: 0205624154
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-16
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Tracing the evolution of social welfare from theearly African origins of humankind through the New Millennium, A New History of Social Welfare, 6/e, provides a detailed analysis of social welfare in the United States. Comprehensive yet engaging, Phyllis Day makes history exciting and engaging and encourages readers to reflect on the material.   New in the Sixth Edition ; A section on the Bush/Cheney administration and its impact on social welfareand: the American economy in general; the freezing of social welfare expenses in exchange for war expenses; the use of religion in the continuing fight against women; the turn to neoconservatism in the Supreme Court. A section detailing discrimination in society (Our "Ism"-Ridden Society)and: women; Hurricane Katrina as racism; the immigration issue as discrimination against Hispanic people; and discrimination against American citizens who are Muslims. A section on the changing face of health carevis a vis Medicare, SCHIP, and: veterans, both in terms of lack of preparedness for their Iraq War influx and the lack of attention to the wounded and PTSD care, including suicides. A new look at the historic place of poverty in Islam A discussion of the place of social workers in this neoconservative political economy.

Table of Contents

Values in Social Welfare

The Institution of Social Welfare: An Overview

The Beginnings of Social Welfare: Political Economy and Early Societies

Feudalism and the Welfare State

Social Welfare Moves to the Americas

America in the Civil War

The American Welfare State Begins

The Progressive Era, War, and Recovery

The Great Depression and Social Security for Americans

Civil and Welfare RIghts in the New Reform Era

The Return to the Past

The Reactionary Vision

The Decline of Social Responsibilty

Spiraling Down to Welfare Past

The Synergistic Cycle

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