New History of Social Welfare, A

by Day, Phyllis J.

• ISBN13: 9780205360031
• ISBN10: 0205360033
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This revision traces the evolution of the concept of social welfare and presents a sweeping view of the history of social welfare programs from prehistory through the 1990s. The author takes a feminist perspective and integrates coverage of women's and minority issues into the development of our present social welfare system. Particular attention is paid to the issues of poverty and social and economic justice. This edition includes coverage of the new welfare reform act, or TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families), including the political and economic implications for the poor, particularly women and children. In addition, the new edition deals more fully with global economic issues affecting social welfare in all countries.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Values in Social Welfare	1	(26)
Values in Social Welfare	2	(2)
American Social Values	4	(8)
Issues of Discrimination	12	(11)
Conclusion: Values and Power	23	(1)
Notes	24	(3)
The Institution of Social Welfare	27	(27)
The Meaning of Social Institution	27	(6)
Perspectives on Social Welfare	33	(7)
The Scope of Social Welfare	40	(6)
The Profession of Social Work	46	(4)
Conclusion: Social Work and Social Control	50	(1)
Notes	51	(3)
The Beginnings of Social Welfare: Political Economy and Early Societies	54	(28)
Prehistory and Social Welfare to 6000 B.C.	54	(3)
The Beginnings of History: 6000--3000 B.C.	57	(3)
Invasion, Conquest, and Patriarchal Religion	60	(3)
Moving into the Iron Age: 1200--400 B.C.	63	(4)
Greece, Christianity, and the Roman Empire	67	(11)
Conclusion: Beginnings of Charity and Control	78	(1)
Notes	79	(3)
Feudalism and the Welfare State	82	(37)
The Dark and Middle Ages	82	(10)
The Dissolution of Feudalism	92	(4)
Poverty Becomes a Crime	96	(2)
The Protestant Reformation: New Meanings for Work and Welfare	98	(5)
Social Welfare in England: The Tudor Period	103	(6)
The Industrial Revolution and the Emergence of Capitalism	109	(5)
Conclusion: Reifying the Values of the Past	114	(1)
Notes	115	(4)
The Other Side of the World	119	(34)
The Indigenous Peoples of America	120	(3)
The European Invasion	123	(12)
Social Welfare in the Colonies	135	(7)
Slavery in the Americas	142	(4)
Toward the Revolution	146	(1)
The New Nation and Its Constitution	147	(2)
Conclusion: Revolution to Status Quo	149	(1)
Notes	150	(3)
America to the Civil War	153	(39)
The First Civil Rights Movement	153	(5)
Private Philanthropy	158	(5)
Government Responses	163	(4)
Social Treatment in the 1800s	167	(8)
Nonwhite Minorities: Expendable Commodities in the New Nation	175	(10)
The Women's Movement in the 1800s	185	(3)
Conclusion: Working Toward Freedom	188	(1)
Notes	189	(3)
The American Welfare State Begins	192	(39)
The Civil War: A New Nation Emerges	193	(3)
After the Civil War	196	(1)
Postwar Political Economy	197	(3)
Population, Immigration, and the People	200	(7)
``True Womanhood''	207	(4)
Emerging Philosophies and Social Welfare	211	(10)
Public Welfare Efforts	221	(3)
Professionalization of Social Work	224	(1)
Conclusion: Moving Toward Reform	225	(2)
Notes	227	(4)
The Progressive Era, War, and Recovery	231	(36)
The Progressive Era	231	(3)
Population Movements and Immigration	234	(3)
Oppression of African and Native Americans	237	(3)
Labor and the Unions	240	(3)
Social Welfare in the Progressive Era	243	(12)
Women's Movements and Peace Protests	255	(6)
The Professionalization of Social Work	261	(1)
Conclusion: New Freedoms and Old Constraints	262	(1)
Notes	263	(4)
The Great Depression and Social Security for Americans	267	(39)
The Great Depression	268	(8)
Social Insurance in the United States	276	(3)
Programs of Social Insurance Based on the Social Security Act	279	(3)
Public Assistance Programs of the Social Security Act	282	(4)
The Professionalization of Social Work	286	(2)
World War II	288	(9)
The Resurgence of Social Work	297	(4)
Conclusion: Moving Toward the Future	301	(1)
Notes	302	(4)
Civil and Welfare Rights in the New Reform Era	306	(37)
The State of the Nation Under Eisenhower	308	(1)
Social Programs in the 1950s	309	(3)
Civil Rights Before Kennedy	312	(6)
Civil Rights in the Kennedy Years	318	(1)
Johnson and the Great Society	319	(6)
Civil Rights in the Kennedy--Johnson Years	325	(4)
Social Programs in the Kennedy--Johnson Years	329	(7)
Welfare, Civil Rights, and the Social Work Profession	336	(2)
Conclusion: Looking Back on the 1960s	338	(2)
Notes	340	(3)
The Return to the Past	343	(29)
A Retreat from the Welfare State	343	(3)
Social Programs in the 1970s	346	(10)
Civil Rights in the 1970s	356	(12)
Conclusion: Tightening the Reins	368	(1)
Notes	369	(3)
The Reactionary Vision	372	(34)
Biting the Conservative Bullet	372	(2)
Reaganomics: The Conservative Political Economy	374	(2)
The New Federalism	376	(4)
Pruning the Programs	380	(7)
Basic Needs Programs	387	(7)
Civil Rights Under Reagan and Bush	394	(4)
The Costs of Social Welfare	398	(1)
The International Element	399	(1)
Conclusion: Past Ideology in a Postindustrial World	400	(2)
Notes	402	(4)
The Synergistic Cycle	406	(61)
The New Synergy of Values	406	(3)
Economic Context of the 1990s	409	(1)
The Decline of Social Responsibility: Welfare as We Knew It	410	(16)
Supplemental Security Income	426	(12)
Social Issues	438	(4)
Affirmative Action and Civil Rights	442	(4)
Welfare for the Wealthy and Corporate Welfare	446	(9)
Conclusion: Futureword	455	(3)
Notes	458	(9)
Bibliography	467	(14)
Index	481