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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... Rules for Avoiding Poverty Theories of poverty generally vary between conservative treatments , which focus on the importance of individual decisions and personal initiative , and liberal treatments , which stress structural causes such ...
... Rules Even if public assistance is not the root cause of family instability , the number of able- bodied parents who receive benefits continues to fuel debate in a public concerned with the morality of welfare recipients . The work ...
... rules telling HMOs serving Medicaid and Medicare participants that they cannot make payments to physicians as a reward for limiting treatment to a patient . The rules also make physicians responsible for carrying insurance to cover ...
Sommario
Foreword | xi |
Preface Ixi | lxi |
The Public and Social Welfare | 19 |
Copyright | |
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