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December, 2019 | SAGE Publications, Inc

Social Welfare Policy in a Changing World


Shannon R. Lane - Yeshiva University, New York, USA
Corey Silberstein Shdaimah - University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Elizabeth S. Palley - Adelphi University
424 pages | December, 2019 | SAGE Publications, Inc
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Recipient of a 2022 Most Promising New Textbook Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA)
Social Welfare Policy in a Changing World is an approachable and student-friendly text that links policy and practice and employs a critical analytic lens to U.S. social welfare policy. With particular attention to disparities based on class, race/ethnicity, ability, sexual orientation and gender, authors Shannon R. Lane, Elizabeth S. Palley, and Corey S. Shdaimah assess the impact of policies at the micro, meso, and macro levels. The authors provide students with a brief foundation in history, the policy process, and theory, while primarily focusing on helping students recognize the many ways that policy affects their lives and the lives of their clients and communities. Connecting description, theoretical analysis, and advocacy, this new text challenges readers to examine the development, consequences, and future implications of core policies. Students will come away with a newfound understanding of how to use the political process to address social justice issues and enact meaningful policy change.

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Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors

Policy Practice and Me: A Social Work Perspective
A Brief History of U.S. Social Welfare Policy
Current Context

The Policy Process
Intervention Methods: How to Engage with the Policy Process

Background on Vaccines
Policy Analysis Theories
Interest Group Politics
Using Frameworks for Analysis
Application of Theories

History and Social Construction of U.S. Family Policy
Current Family Policy
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy

History and Social Construction of U.S. Child Welfare Policy
The Modern Child Welfare System
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy

History and Social Construction of U.S. Early Childhood Education and Care
Current Child Care and Early Education Policies
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy

History and Social Construction of U.S. Education
History of Education in the U.S.: Timeline of Federal Education Actions
Current Education Policy
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy

History and Social Construction of U.S. Higher Education
Current Higher Education Policies
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy

History and Social Construction of U.S. Work and Employment
Current Work and Employment Policies
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy

History and Social Construction of U.S. Policy for Older Adults
Current Policies for Older Adults
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy

History and Social Construction of U.S. Health Care
Current Health Policy
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy

History and Social Construction of U.S. Disability Policy
The Early U.S. History of Disability
Social Security Act and Disability Rights Movements Begin
Current Disability Policies
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy

History and Social Construction of U.S. Criminal Justice Policy
Current Criminal Justice Policies
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy

History and Social Construction of U.S. Homelessness
The Progressive Era: Homelessness and the “Married Vagabond”
History and Social Construction of U.S. Housing
Current Housing and Homelessness Policy
Defining Homelessness
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy

History and Social Construction of U.S. Immigration Policy
Current Immigration Policies
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy

The History and Social Construction of U.S. Environmental Policy
Current Environmental Policies
Policy Informed by Alternative Lenses
Opportunities for Advocacy
Glossary
References
Index

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KEY FEATURES:
  • Vignettes in each chapter allow instructors and students to see how policies might play out in situated social work practice.
  • Exercises for reflection, discussion, and action guide students through the application of key concepts and challenge them to take action, connecting the ideas in the book to their practice.
  • Thorough descriptions of U.S. policy context with examples provide foundational information for students who may feel intimidated by the material with comprehensive information to satisfy more experienced students.
  • A solid historical foundation for each substantive area helps students understand the context for current policies and how we arrived at them.
  • An intentional focus on race, gender, class, and sexual orientation throughout all chapters show the embedded and ubiquitous nature and consequences of discrimination, disparities, and oppression in many facets of social welfare policy.
  • While most texts focus on either theoretical analysis or description, a key innovation of this new text is combining the two.