Social Policy and Social Change
Toward the Creation of Social and Economic Justice
Second Edition
- Jillian Jimenez - California State University, Long Beach, USA
- Eileen Mayers Pasztor - California State University Long Beach, USA
- Ruth M. Chambers - California State University Long Beach, USA
- Cheryl Pearlman Fujii - California State University, Long Beach, USA
Additional resources:
Courses:
Social Welfare Policy/Social Policy
Social Welfare Policy/Social Policy
March 2014 | 520 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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 |
Supplements
Instructor Teaching Site
Password-protected Instructor Resources include the following:
- A Microsoft® Word® test bank is available containing multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions for each chapter. The test bank provides you with a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity for editing any question and/or inserting your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding.
- A Respondus electronic test bank is available and can be used on PCs. The test bank contains multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions for each chapter and provides you with a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity for editing any question and/or inserting your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding. Respondus is also compatible with many popular learning management systems so you can easily get your test questions into your online course.
- Editable, chapter-specific Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides offer you complete flexibility in easily creating a multimedia presentation for your course. Highlight essential content, features, and artwork from the book.
- EXCLUSIVE! Access to certain full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected for each chapter. Each article supports and expands on the concepts presented in the chapter. This feature also provides questions to focus and guide student interpretation. Combine cutting-edge academic journal scholarship with the topics in your course for a robust classroom experience.
- Web exercises direct both instructors and students to useful and current web sites, along with creative activities to extend and reinforce learning or allow for further research on important chapter topics.
- Web resources are included for further research and insights.
Student Study Site
The open-access Student Study Site includes the following:
- Mobile-friendly eFlashcards reinforce understanding of key terms and concepts that have been outlined in the chapters.
- Mobile-friendly web quizzes allow for independent assessment of progress made in learning course material.
- EXCLUSIVE! Access to certain full-text SAGE journal articles have been carefully selected for each chapter. Each article supports and expands on the concepts presented in the chapter. This feature also provides questions to focus and guide your interpretation.
- Web exercises direct you to useful and current web resources, along with creative activities to extend and reinforce learning or allow for further research on important chapter topics.
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.
Grad School Of Social Work, Portland State University
January 16, 2015
I used the previous edition for my Social Welfare Policy class. The book is very comprehensive and thorough.
School Of Social Work, Clark Atlanta University
January 14, 2015
authors did not make distinction between "race" and "ethnicity"
School Of Social Work, Univ Of Washington-Seattle
December 2, 2014
Next Semester Spring 2015
Social Work Dept, St Cloud State University
August 25, 2014