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
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
Chapter 2: The Nature of Social Policy
Chapter 3: The Social Work Profession and Social Justice
Chapter 4: Historical Values Influencing Social Problems and Social Policies
Chapter 5: The Market Economy and Social Justice
Chapter 6: Oppression and Social Justice in the United States
Chapter 7: Income Support Policies and Social Justice
Chapter 8: Housing and Social Justice
Chapter 9: Child Welfare: Issues of Social and Economic Justice
Chapter 10: Health, Mental Health, and Social Justice
Chapter 11: Social Justice in the 21st Century
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