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The handbook of social policy /

'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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Midgley, James, Livermore, Michelle
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©2009.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • About the editors
  • About the contributors.