Social Welfare Policy in a Changing World (eBook)

Shannon R. Lane, Elizabeth S. Palley, Corey S. Shdaimah (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2024 | 2., Second Edition
489 Seiten
Sage Publications, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-0718-5796-0 (ISBN)

Inhalt

1. Social Work A Value-Based Profession in Historical Context
Policy Practice and Me: Values, Ethics, and History of Social Work
A Brief History of US Social Welfare Policy
2. The Making of Race and Structural Oppression in the United States
Oppression
Social Construction of Race and Racism
US History, Race, Ethnicity, Racism, and Oppression
Policies to Address Racial Discrimination
3. How Policy is Created and Influenced
The Policy Process
Current Structure of US Government
Political Parties and Ideologies
Intervention Methods: How to Engage with the Policy Process
4. Practical Theories for Understanding and Analyzing Policy
Background on Vaccines
Policy Analysis Theories
Interest Group Politics
Using Frameworks for Analysis
Application of Theories
5. Environmental Policy
The History and Social Construction of US Environmental Policy
Current Environmental Policies
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy
6. Family Policy
History and Social Construction of US Family Policy
Current Family Policy
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy
7. Child Welfare Policy
History and Social Construction of US Child Welfare Policy
The Modern Child Welfare System
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy
8. Early Childhood Education and Care Policy
History and Social Construction of US Early Childhood Education and Care
Current Child Care and Early Education Policies
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy
9. Education Policy, Kindergarten Through High School
History and Social Construction of US Education
Current Education Policy
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy
10. Higher Education Policy
History and Social Construction of US Higher Education
Current Higher Education Policies
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy
11. Work and Employment Policy
History and Social Construction of US Work and Employment
Current Work and Employment Policies
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy
12. Policy for Older Adults
History and Social Construction of US Policy for Older Adults
Current Policies for Older Adults
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy
13. Health Policy
History and Social Construction of US Health Care
Current Health Policy
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy
14. Disability Policy
History and Social Construction of US Disability Policy
Current Disability Policies
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy
15. Criminal Legal Policy
History and Social Construction of US Criminal Legal Policy
Current Criminal Legal Policies
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy
16. Housing and Homelessness Policy
History and Social Construction of US Homelessness
History and Social Construction of US Housing
Current Housing and Homelessness Policy
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy
17. Immigration Policy
History and Social Construction of US Immigration Policy
Current Immigration Policies
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.1.2025
• Verlagsort: Thousand Oaks
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Corey S. Shdaimah • Elizabeth S. Palley • Shannon R. Lane • social change • Social Justice • Social Policy • Social Welfare • Social Welfare Policy
• ISBN-10: 1-0718-5796-7 / 1071857967
• ISBN-13: 978-1-0718-5796-0 / 9781071857960