Social Welfare : A History of the American Response to Need

by Axinn, June J.; Stern, Mark J.

• ISBN13: 9780205522156
• ISBN10: 0205522157
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

Social Welfare -Seventh Edition,describes and analyzes the ideas that have shaped the history of social welfare--from the Colonial Period to the present day--byusing original documents from each respective period through the current Bush Administration. Coverage of economic developments, the impact of volunteerism, and the impact of privatization in the text helps students understand the context of social welfare movements and policies. New materials on trends in the justice system address the immigration debate and the issue of homosexuality and the law. The text also includes new material on Medicare prescription drug legislation, welfare reform, Hurrican Katrina, and social security privatization.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Document

Introduction

An Act for the Relief of the Poor, 43 Elizabeth, 1601

The Colonial Period: 1647-1776

The Poor Laws in the Colonies

Conquest, Expansion, and Population Growth: Native Americans

Immigration, and Slavery

Challenge to the Poor Laws

Veterans: A Special Class

Documents

The Colonial Period

An Act of Supplement to the Acts Referring to the Poor

Massachusetts Bay, 1692

The Binding of Moses Love, 1747

The Pre-Civil War Period: 1777-1860

Labor and Economic Security

The Reform Movements

Institutions, Almshouses, and Paupers

Child Saving

Retreat from the Almshouse

Documents

The Pre-Civil War Period

First Annual Report, Society for the Prevention of Pauperism

In the City of New York, 1818

Constitution and By-Laws, Female Orphan Asylum of Portland

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