Social Welfare: Politics and Public Policy : with Research NavigatorPearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2007 - 562 pagine Social Welfare: Politics and Public Policy is the most comprehensive and easy-to-understand introduction to the social welfare system and social welfare policy. This is a leading text in social welfare policy in departments of social work, political science, administration and government, and is also used in some departments of sociology. DiNitto focuses on the political aspects of policymaking; she describes the major social welfare programs, including public assistance, Social Security, disability, health insurance, and more. She also addresses racism, sexism, gay rights, and immigration in the context of social welfare policies and programs. Additionally, it includes new and updated information on welfare reform (TANF), food stamps, managed care, disability, aging, the latest figures on poverty, and the latest information on job training and employment. A full range of supplements includes an Instructor's Manual/Test Bank and a Computerized Test Bank. Student supplements include an Online Study Guide. |
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... Chapter 4 of this book . Most workers have this cov- erage and are able to use it if they are unemployed and cannot find work . But readers might be surprised at just how few unemployed workers are able to collect unemploy- ment ...
... Chapter 9 notes , only 3 percent of U.S. workers aged 16 and older earn the federal minimum wage or less , but this amounts to more than 2 million individuals and does not include the millions who earn only slightly more . At $ 5.15 an ...
... Chapter 7 ) and Medicaid and Medicare ( see Chapter 8 ) . Nonetheless , as described in Chapter 3 , the paradigm in the wars against poverty has changed . The New Deal of the 1930s , the first major war on poverty in the U.S. , was a ...
Sommario
Foreword | xi |
Preface Ixi | lxi |
The Public and Social Welfare | 19 |
Copyright | |
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