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Social Policy and Social Change
Toward the Creation of Social and Economic Justice

Second Edition
March 2014 | 520 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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The Second Edition of Social Policy and Social Change is a timely examination of the field, unique in its inclusion of both a historical analysis of problems and policy and an exploration of how capitalism and the market economy have contributed to them. The New Edition of this seminal text examines issues of discrimination, health care, housing, income, and child welfare and considers the policies that strive to improve them. With a focus on how domestic social policies can be transformed to promote social justice for all groups, Jimenez et al. consider the impact of globalization in the United States while addressing developing concerns now emerging in the global village.
 
Chapter 1: Introduction
Social Construction of Social Problems and Social Policies

 
A Theory of Social Problems and Social Policies

 
Organization of the Book

 
Social Workers and Social Policy Change

 
Social Justice

 
Constituencies for Social Change

 
 
Chapter 2: The Nature of Social Policy
The Identification of Social Problems

 
Social Policies in the United States

 
Social Welfare Policies

 
Political Philosophies in the United States

 
Policy Analysis as a Tool for Social Justice

 
Overview of Social Welfare Policies in the United States

 
 
Chapter 3: The Social Work Profession and Social Justice
Intellectual Antecedents of Social Work

 
The Origins of the Social Work Profession

 
Charity Organization Societies

 
Settlement House Movement

 
Accomplishments of Early Social Workers

 
Social Work and the End of Reform

 
Social Work and the New Deal

 
The Rank and File Movement

 
Social Work in the Post-World War II Era

 
Social Work and the War on Poverty

 
Social Work in the 1980s and 1990s

 
Social Work in the New Millennium

 
 
Chapter 4: Historical Values Influencing Social Problems and Social Policies
Values, Beliefs, and Ideologies

 
 
Chapter 5: The Market Economy and Social Justice
Tasks of the Economic System

 
Market Capitalism and Adam Smith

 
Supply, Demand, and the Price System

 
The Labor Market

 
Dual Labor Market

 
Poverty and Inequality

 
Taxes and Inequality

 
Tax Expenditures

 
Public Benefit, Private Profit

 
Social Costs and Externalities

 
Social Policies Designed to Ameliorate Social Costs of the Market Economy

 
 
Chapter 6: Oppression and Social Justice in the United States
Race and Racism

 
The Racial Contract

 
Aversive Racism

 
Whiteness

 
Essentialism

 
Native Americans

 
African Americans

 
Latinos

 
Asian Americans

 
Poverty and Discrimination

 
Gender Discrimination

 
LGBT: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Persons

 
Persons Considered Disabled

 
Social Movements Among Ethnic Groups and Women

 
 
Chapter 7: Income Support Policies and Social Justice
English Legacy: The Elizabethan Poor Laws

 
Aid to Women and Dependent Children

 
Mothers’ Pensions and ADC

 
Social Security and ADC: The First Welfare System

 
ADC/AFDC

 
Attitudes Toward Women on Welfare

 
Ending Welfare as We Knew It: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act

 
Missed Opportunities of TANF

 
Social Security

 
Veterans’ Pensions, Survivors’ Benefits, and Disability Insurance

 
The Future of Social Security

 
Comparison of Social Security and TANF

 
 
Chapter 8: Housing and Social Justice
The Face of Homelessness

 
History of Homelessness in the United States

 
The Problem of Affordable Housing

 
Recommendations for New Housing Policies

 
 
Chapter 9: Child Welfare: Issues of Social and Economic Justice
Child Protection Interventions in the 19th and 20th Centuries

 
Early Child Welfare: Private Efforts

 
Early Child Welfare: Public Endeavors

 
Children of Color in the Child Welfare System

 
Major Federal Child Welfare Policies

 
Race/Ethnicity, Economics, and Child Maltreatment

 
Kinship Care

 
Family Foster Care

 
 
Chapter 10: Health, Mental Health, and Social Justice
Health and Mental Health Care: Supply and Demand

 
History of Beliefs and Values Regarding Health Care

 
Health Disparities Between Ethnic Groups: The Impact of Discrimination

 
Health Care in the United States: Public-Private Mix

 
Mental Health Policies and Mental Illness: The Economic and Social Justice Issues of Risk and Response

 
Implications for Social Work

 
 
Chapter 11: Social Justice in the 21st Century
Economic Impacts of Globalization

 
Human Rights and Globalization

 
Post 9/11 and the Rise of Progressivism

 

I love the emphasis on social workers from non-dominant groups. I found the book to be lacking in areas around disability policy and the Olmstead Supreme Court decision.

I will use the book as supplemental and reference.

Ms Beckie Child
Grad School Of Social Work, Portland State University
January 16, 2015
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I used the previous edition for my Social Welfare Policy class. The book is very comprehensive and thorough.

Dr Mustapha Alhassan
School Of Social Work, Clark Atlanta University
January 14, 2015
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authors did not make distinction between "race" and "ethnicity"

Ms Norma Timbang
School Of Social Work, Univ Of Washington-Seattle
December 2, 2014
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Next Semester Spring 2015

Dr Sylvester Lamin
Social Work Dept, St Cloud State University
August 25, 2014
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Key features

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

  • Fully updated and expanded to address the most recent issues and perspectives in the field
  • Includes the most current statistics available to keep readers on the cutting edge
  • Discusses social workers as agents of social change and advocates for social and economic justice
  • Provides perspective on how ideology and discrimination influence the social policies that impact income insecurity, poverty, homelessness, health and mental health care insufficiency, and child welfare system inadequacies
  • Reframes the interrelationship between primary and secondary labor markets, outsourcing, immigration, and globalization

Proven Features:

  • Focuses on how capitalism and the ideology and inequality of the market economy contribute to social problems and influence social policies
  • Presents a policy analysis framework that examines the meaning of social policy and how social issues grow in perceived importance and lead to the creation of new policies
  • Emphasizes the importance of social work practitioners following their professional Code of Ethics, in particular the principles relating to social justice
  • Examines the legacy of discrimination in the United States and how it has limited the resources and rights of children, women, ethnic and sexual minorities, and individuals who are differently abled
  • Examines the impact of immigration, outsourcing, and globalization in the United States and in the Global South
  • Considers the meaning and impact of the elections of Barack Obama as president of the United States
  • Includes vignettes of  diverse leaders who have challenged oppression and demonstrated moral courage as advocates for social change
  • Student-friendly question-and-answer format promotes critical thinking; tables, figures, and pictures illustrate key concepts

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