Preface / James Midgley and Michelle Livermore
Introduction: social policy and social welfare
The nature of social policy
The definition of social policy / James Midgley
An overview of American social policy / Diana M. DiNitto
Economic dimensions of social policy / Jane Waldfogel
Policy analysis / Bruce Jansson
Policy practice and advocacy / Rick Hoefer
The impact of social policy / Pranab Chatterjee and Diwakar Vadapalli
The history of social policy
Social policy from colonial times to the Civil War / Phyllis J. Day
Social policy and the Progressive Era / John M. Herrick
Social policy and the New Deal / Robert Leighninger and Leslie Leighninger
Social policy and the Great Society / Michael Reisch
Social policy: Reagan and beyond / David Stoesz
The political economy of social policy
The institutional approach to social policy / James Midgley
Conservative approaches to social policy / Leon Ginsberg
Critical social policy / Demetrius S. Iatridis
Welfare pluralism and social policy / Neil Gilbert
Feminist approaches to social policy / Cheryl Hyde
Race, politics, and social policy / Lori Parham, Jill Quadagno, and Jordan Brown
The social development perspective in social policy / James Midgley and Michael Sherraden
Social policy and the physical environment / Marie D. Hoff and John G. McNutt
Social policy and the social services
Child and family welfare policies and services / Kathy Briar-Lawson, Toni Naccarato, and Jeanette Drews
Income maintenance and support: the changing face of welfare / Jill Duerr Berrick
Social security / Martha Ozawa
Social policy and the elderly / Fernando M. Torres-Gil and Valentine Villa
Social policy and health care / Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Housing policy / Kevin Fox Gotham and James D. Wright
Social policies and mental health / James W. Callicut
Social policies for people with disabilities / Elizabeth Lightfoot
Social policy and the correctional system / Margaret Severson
Employment policy and social welfare / Michelle Livermore and Younghee Lim
Education and social policy / Susan Stone
Urban development policy / Robert Waste
Conclusion: international and future perspectives of social policy
International aspects of social policy / Sheila B. Kamerman and Alfred J. Kahn
The future of social policy / James Midgley and Michelle Livermore
Index
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