Test Bank Empowerment Series Social Welfare Policy and Social Programs 3rd Edition by Elizabeth A. Segal

Test Bank Empowerment Series Social Welfare Policy and Social Programs 3rd Edition by Elizabeth A. Segal

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Test Bank Empowerment Series Social Welfare Policy and Social Programs 3rd Edition by Elizabeth A. Segal

This textbook provides a comprehensive analysis of social welfare policies and programs, emphasizing the critical evaluation and thinking necessary to understand the underlying values and beliefs that shape these policies. The book encourages readers to explore the diverse perspectives that influence social welfare systems in the United States and globally. It includes international comparisons and highlights the implications of these policies on social work practice.

ISBN13: 9780840029126, ISBN10: 0840029128.

Elizabeth A. Segal

Table of Contents:
Part I: Understanding Social Welfare.
1. Social Welfare Policy and Underlying Values.
2. Historical Foundations of Social Welfare in America.
3. Conceptual Foundations of Social Welfare Policy.
4. Analyzing and Researching Social Welfare Policies.
5. The Delivery of Social Welfare Services.
Part II: Critical Concerns That Affect All Arenas of Social Welfare.
6. Social Justice and Civil Rights.
7. Poverty and Economic Inequality.
8. Economics, Employment, Budgets, and Taxes.
Part III: Key Social Welfare Policies and Programs.
9. Social Insurance.
10. Aging and Social Welfare Policy.
11. Children and Families.
12. Health Care Policy.
Part IV: Building on Our Knowledge of Social Welfare Policies and Programs.
13. United States Social Welfare Policies and International Comparisons.
14. Policy Practice and the Impact of Social Welfare Policies​