Social Welfare Policy and Social Programs: A Values Perspective / Elizabeth A. Segal

By:

Elizabeth A. Segal [Author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Australia : Cengage Learning, 2016.Edition: 4th EditionDescription: 427 pagesISBN:

9781305101920

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

REF. 361.61 Se37

Contents:

Understanding social welfare. Social welfare policy and underlying values Historical foundations of social welfare in America Conceptual foundations of social welfare policy Analyzing and researching social welfare policies The delivery of social welfare services Critical concerns that affect all arenas of social welfare. Social justice and civil rights Poverty and economic inequality Economics, employment, budgets, and taxes Key social welfare policies and programs. Social insurance Aging and social welfare policy Children and families Health care policy Building our knowledge of social welfare policy and social programs. United States social welfare policies and international comparisons Policy practice and the impact of social welfare policy

Summary: Enables students to identify, describe, and analyze social welfare policies. This book also draws readers into an examination of the values and beliefs that drive our social welfare system. It also offers students insights can be applied to influence the policy-making process.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
REFERENCE BOOKS	LAPULAPU-CEBU INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE REFERENCE SECTION	REF 361.61 Se37 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		000088

xviii, 427 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Understanding social welfare. Social welfare policy and underlying values
Historical foundations of social welfare in America
Conceptual foundations of social welfare policy
Analyzing and researching social welfare policies
The delivery of social welfare services
Critical concerns that affect all arenas of social welfare. Social justice and civil rights
Poverty and economic inequality
Economics, employment, budgets, and taxes
Key social welfare policies and programs. Social insurance
Aging and social welfare policy
Children and families
Health care policy
Building our knowledge of social welfare policy and social programs. United States social welfare policies and international comparisons
Policy practice and the impact of social welfare policy

Enables students to identify, describe, and analyze social welfare policies. This book also draws readers into an examination of the values and beliefs that drive our social welfare system. It also offers students insights can be applied to influence the policy-making process.

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