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The handbook of social policy / James Midgley, Michelle Livermore, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social service--United States.
- Social service.
- Public welfare--United States.
- Public welfare.
- United States--Social policy.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 606 p.) : ill.
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, Inc., c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 'The Handbook of Social Policy' is a comprehensive examination of the development, implementation and impact of social policy. The contributors document the substantial body of knowledge about government social policies and their driving forces.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Social Policy and Social Welfare; PART I: The Nature of Social Policy; 1 - The Definition of Social Policy; 2 - An Overview of American Social Policy; 3 - Economic Dimensions of Social Policy; 4 - Policy Analysis; 5 - Policy Practice and Advocacy; 6 - The Impact of Social Policy; PART II: The History of Social Policy; 7 - Social Policy From Colonial Times to the Civil War; 8 - Social Policy and the Progressive Era; 9 - Social Policy of the New Deal; 10 - Social Policy and the Great Society; 11 - Social Policy: Reagan and Beyond
- PART III: The Political Economy of Social Policy12 - The Institutional Approach to Social Policy; 13 - Conservative Approaches to Social Policy; 14 - Critical Social Policy; 15 - Welfare Pluralism and Social Policy; 16 - Feminist Approaches to Social Policy; 17 - Race, Politics, and Social Policy; 18 - The Social Development Perspective in Social Policy; 19 - Social Policy and the Physical Environment; PART IV: Social Policy and the Social Services; 20 - Child and Family Welfare Policies and Services; 21 - Income Maintenance and Support: The Changing Face of Welfare; 22 - Social Security
- 23 - Social Policy and the Elderly24 - Social Policy and Health Care; 25 - Housing Policy; 26 - Social Policies and Mental Health; 27 - Social Policies for People With Disabilities; 28 - Social Policy and the Correctional System; 29 - Employment Policy and Social Welfare; 30 - Education and Social Policy; 31 - Urban Development Policy; PART V: Conclusion - International and Future Perspectives on Social Policy; 32 - International Aspects of Social Policy; 33 - The Future of Social Policy; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors
- Notes:
- MSASS Note: Professor Pranab Chatterjee & doctoral student Diwakar Vadapalli, co-author part 1 number 6 "The impact of social policy".
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781322306278
- 1322306273
- 9781412950770
- 1412950775
- 9781452239101
- 145223910X
- 9781452223032
- 1452223033
- OCLC:
- 809771957
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