Social Welfare Politics and Public Policy

by Johnson, David H.

• ISBN13: 9780205959136
• ISBN10: 020595913X
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-07-09
• Publisher: Pearson

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Acknowledged as the most comprehensive, easy-to-read introduction to social welfare policy available, Social Welfare: Politics and Public Policy, 8/e, emphasizes the current political aspects of policy making and major social welfare programs, including public assistance, Social Security, disability, health insurance, child welfare, and much more. Social Welfare does more than describe the major social welfare policies and programs; it also tackles the conflict and controversies involved in the processes and outcomes of policy making. It contrasts rational and political approaches to policy making, policy analysis, policy implementation, and policy evaluation. The authors present conflicting perspectives, encouraging students to think critically, to debate, and to consider their own views on issues. The Enhanced Pearson eText features video links and embedded assessments.

 

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Author Biography

Diana DiNitto is Cullen Trust Centennial Professor in Alcohol Studies and Education and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin where she teaches courses in social welfare policy, alcohol and drug problems, research, and pedagogy. She has a MSW degree and a Ph.D. in government from Florida State University. She has worked in detoxification, halfway house, and outpatient chemical dependency treatment programs. She is also coauthor of Chemical Dependency: A Systems Approach, Fourth Edition (Allyn & Bacon, 2012) and Social Work: Issues and Opportunities in a Challenging Profession, Third Edition (Lyceum Books, 2008). Her research is on substance abuse, violence against women, and social welfare policy. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare and serves as a member of its Social Work Grand Challenges Executive Committee. Dr. DiNitto has served on the boards of the Council and Social Work Education, the Association for Medical Education and Research on Substance Abuse, and the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism. She has been a visiting professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Sydney (Australia), and Tallinn University (Estonia). She is an advocate for better-informed drug policies and often speaks on the subject.

 

David Johnson is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Millersville University. He teaches courses in social welfare policy from both economics and legal frameworks perspectives as well as macro practice and human behavior in the social environment across both undergraduate and graduate social work programs. He is a mediator certified to practice before the Texas courts and has developed electives in mediation at both the undergraduate and graduate level at Millersville. Dr. Johnson is the coauthor with Diana M. DiNitto of Essentials of Social Welfare: Politics and Public Policy (Allyn & Bacon, 2013) and co-authored two chapters in the Seventh Edition of Social Welfare: Politics and Public Policy (Allyn & Bacon, 2011). He has also authored or co-authored a number of instructor resources for Pearson in the policy area over the past several years. He has presented at numerous national and regional conferences. He was previously affiliated with the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to that, he served as Executive Director of AIDS Services Coalition of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He has served on numerous boards of directors in several states and currently serves as President of the Lancaster County (PA) Medical Foundation. He is a member of the Council on Social Work Education.

Table of Contents

Brief Table of Contents

 

Introduction: Politics, Rationalism, and Social Welfare Policy

1. Politics and the Policymaking Process

2. Analyzing, Implementing, and Evaluating Social Welfare Policy

3. Politics and the History of Social Welfare Policy

4. Ending Poverty: Is It an Issue Anymore?

5. Preventing Poverty: Social Insurance and Personal Responsibility

6. Disability Policy: Embracing a Civil Rights Perspective

7. Helping Needy Families

8. Providing Healthcare: Can All Americans Be Insured?

9. Preventing Poverty: Education and Employment Policy

10. Providing Social Services: Help for Children, Older Americans, and
Individuals with Mental and Substance Use Disorders

11. The Challenges of a Diverse Society: Gender and Sexual Orientation

12. The Challenges of a Diverse Society: Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Conclusion: Politics, Rationalism, and the Future of Social Welfare Policy

 

Detailed Table of Contents

 

Introduction: Politics, Rationalism, and Social Welfare Policy 1
What Is Social Welfare Policy? 2

Social Welfare Policy: A Rational Approach 4

Social Welfare Policy: A Political Approach 6

Summary 11

Discussion Questions and Class Activities 12

Resources 12

Notes 12

 

1. Politics and the Policymaking Process 15

The Policymaking Process 15

Financing the Welfare State 28

Summary 34

Discussion Questions and Class Activities 34

Resources 35

Notes 35

 

2. Analyzing, Implementing, and Evaluating Social Welfare Policy 39

The Politics of Policy Analysis 39

The Politics of Policy Implementation 43

The Politics of Policy Evaluation 50

Summary 68

Discussion Questions and Class Activities 69

Resources 69

 

3. Politics and the History of Social Welfare Policy 73

The Early History of Social Welfare Policy in America 73

The Great Depression and Fdr’s New Deal 76

LBJ and the War on Poverty 77

More Social Welfare Expansion 81

The Reagan and Bush Years 83

The Presidential Years of Bill Clinton 88

The George W. Bush Presidency 90

Barack Obama’s Presidency 96

Summary 100

Discussion Questions and Class Activities 100

Resources 101

Notes 101

 

4. Ending Poverty: Is It an Issue Anymore? 107

What Is Poverty? 107

Why Are the Poor, Poor? 121

The Politics of Hunger 128

The Politics of Affordable Housing 132

Poor and Homeless: Not Invisible AnyMore 136

A Fundamental Shift 139

Does Welfare Cause Poverty? 140

Whither Public Assistance? 141

Summary 144

Discussion Questions and Class Activities 145

Resources 146

Notes 146

 

5. Preventing Poverty: Social Insurance and Personal Responsibility 153

Preventing Poverty Through Compulsory Savings 153

Social Security: The World’s Largest Social Welfare Program 155

Social Security’s Goals: Adequacy, Equity, and Efficiency 163

Saving Social Security 170

Public Policy and Private Pensions 176

Unemployment Insurance 178

Workers’ Compensation 183

Summary 187

Discussion Questions and Class Activities 188

Resources 188

Notes 188

 

6. Disability Policy: Embracing a Civil Rights Perspective 195

 

Disability and Civil Rights 196

Public Assistance and Disability 204

Veterans Administration Disability System 215

Disability and Work 215

Disability Policy for Children 221

Disability Policy for the Future 225

Summary 225

Discussion Questions and Class Activities 226

Resources 227

Notes 227

 

7. Helping Needy Families 237

From Mothers’ Aid to AFDC 237

Making Parents Pay: A History of Child Support Enforcement 239

Benefits of Child Support 241

Child Support Enforcement Agency’s Services 241

Child Support Enforcement’s Effectiveness 245

State Compliance and Cse Privatization 248

The Reincarnations of Welfare and Work 249

Why the Fuss About “Welfare”? 252

Has Welfare as We Knew It Ended? 256

Spending Forecast 267

How Effective Has TANF Been? 268

TANF’s Future 270

Summary 270

Discussion Questions and Class Activities 271

Resources 272

Notes 272

 

8. Providing Healthcare: Can All Americans Be Insured? 281

Good Health or Medical Attention? 281

How Americans Pay for Healthcare 284

What Ails Healthcare? 301

Incrementalism and the 2009—2010 Effort for Universal Healthcare 308

Healthcare: More Ethical Dilemmas 318

Summary 322

Discussion and Class Activities 323

Resources 323

Notes 324

 

9. Preventing Poverty: Education and Employment Policy 331

Education for the Few or the Many? 331

Public Education: The Progressive Era to World War II 333

The Post World War II Era: Increased Federal Involvement in Education 334

Was Thirty Years of Educational Reform Necessary? 346

Education and the Obama Administration 347

Federal Reluctance in Employment Policy 348

Reluctance Overcome: The New Deal 349

The War on Poverty: The Search for a Cure 350

Minimum Wages and Living Wages 357

Economic Crisis, the Bush Bailout, and the Obama Stimulus Plan 359

Summary 360

Discussion Questions and Class Activities 361

Resources 362

Notes 363

 

10. Providing Social Services: Help for Children, Older Americans, and
Individuals with Mental and Substance Use Disorders 369

Social Services in the United States 369

Child Welfare Policy and Services 372

Social Services for Older Americans 393

Social Services for Individuals with Mental and Substance Use Disorders 399

Summary 415

Discussion Questions and Class Activities 416

Resources 417

Notes 418

 

11. The Challenges of a Diverse Society: Gender and Sexual Orientation 427

The Feminization of Poverty 427

Women in Political Office 433

Resuscitating the Equal Rights Amendment 434

Family Care 436

No Middle Ground on Abortion Rights 438

Confronting Violence Against Women 446

The Era of Lgbt Rights 453

Summary 462

Discussion Questions and Class Activities 462

Websites 463

Notes 464

12. The Challenges of a Diverse Society: Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration 471

Racial Equality: How Far Have We Come? 471

The Civil Rights Acts 472

School Desegregation 473

Housing and Racial Discrimination 478

Affirmative Action 481

Voting Rights 487

American Indians and Public Policy 491

Racial and Ethnic Targeting 494

Immigration and Social Welfare 499

Summary 514

Discussion Questions and Class Activities 515

Resources 516

Notes 516