The Handbook of Social Policy

by Midgley, James; Tracy, Martin; Livermore, Michelle

• ISBN13: 9780761915614
• ISBN10: 0761915613
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-14
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

The Handbook of Social Policy is a comprehensive examination of the development, implementation and impact of social policy. The international team of contributors documents the substantial body of knowledge about government social policies and the forces which drive it. The book: defines social policy; examines the history of social policy; discuss social services; explores the political economy of social policy; views American social policy in an international context; and speculates on the future of social policy.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction: Social Policy and Social Welfare	xi
James Midgley
Martin B. Tracy
Michelle Livermore
Part I: The Nature of Social Policy	1	(82)
The Definition of Social Policy	3	(8)
James Midgley
An Overview of American Social Policy	11	(16)
Diana M. DiNitto
Economic Dimensions of Social Policy	27	(14)
Jane Waldfogel
Policy Analysis	41	(12)
Bruce Jansson
Policy Practice	53	(12)
Dean Pierce
The Impact of Social Policy	65	(18)
Pranab Chatterjee
John Sinclair
Part II: The History of Social Policy	83	(72)
Social Policy From Colonial Times to the Civil War	85	(12)
Phyllis J. Day
Social Policy and the Progressive Era	97	(14)
John M. Herrick
Social Policy of the New Deal	111	(16)
Leslie Leighninger
Robert Leighninger
Social Policy and the Great Society	127	(16)
Michael Reisch
Social Policy: Reagan and Beyond	143	(12)
David Stoesz
Part III: Social Policy and the Social Services	155	(208)
Child and Family Welfare Policies and Services: Current Issues and Historical Antecedents	157	(18)
Katherine Briar-Lawson
Jeanette Drews
Income Maintenance and Support: The Changing Face of Welfare	175	(12)
Jill Duerr Berrick
Social Security	187	(22)
Martha N. Ozawa
Social Policy and the Elderly	209	(12)
Fernando M. Torres-Gil
Valentine Villa
Social Policy and Health Care	221	(16)
Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Housing Policy	237	(20)
Kevin Fox Gotham
James D. Wright
Social Policies and Mental Health	257	(20)
James W. Callicutt
Social Policies for People With Disabilities	277	(16)
Mary F. Hayden
Social Policy and the Correctional System	293	(20)
Margaret Severson
Employment Policy and Social Welfare	313	(18)
Michelle Livermore
Education and Social Welfare Policy	331	(18)
Martin B. Tracy
Patsy Dills Tracy
Urban Development Policy	349	(14)
Robert J. Waste
Part IV: The Political Economy of Social Policy	363	(114)
The Institutional Approach to Social Policy	365	(12)
James Midgley
Conservative Approaches to Social Policy	377	(16)
Leon Ginsberg
Critical Social Policy	393	(18)
Demetrius S. Iatridis
Welfare Pluralism and Social Policy	411	(10)
Neil Gilbert
Feminist Approaches to Social Policy	421	(14)
Cheryl Hyde
The Social Development Perspective in Social Policy	435	(12)
James Midgley
Michael Sherraden
Race, Politics, and Social Policy	447	(14)
Lori Parham
Jill Quadagno
Social Policy and the Physical Environment	461	(16)
Marie D. Hoff
John G. McNutt
Part V: Conclusion: International and Future Perspectives on Social Policy	477	(26)
International Aspects of Social Policy	479	(14)
Alfred J. Kahn
Sheila B. Kamerman
The Future of Social Policy	493	(10)
James Midgley
Martin B. Tracy
Michelle Livermore
Index	503	(40)
About the Editors	543	(2)
About the Contributors	545