Understanding social problems, policies, and programs
by Leon H. Ginsberg
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Understanding Social Problems, Policies, and Programs offers a comprehensive analysis of the policies used in the United States to address social problems and to develop the nation's social welfare programs. Leon Ginsberg provides a framework for understanding some of the country's most controversial issues, including welfare assistance and reform. He suggests practical ways in which individuals and groups might implement more beneficial programs for the disadvantaged.
In this third edition, Ginsberg updates American social welfare policy through the 1990s. He explains developments that have taken place during the Clinton administration, in particular the sweeping changes effected by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Ginsberg details the major provisions of the new law and how it differs from laws previously in effect.
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Understanding social problems, policies, and programs
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"An annotated bibliography of social policy journals in human services professions": p. 253-270.
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Understanding Social Problems, Policies, and Programs offers a comprehensive analysis of policies used in the United States to address social problems and to develop social programs. Leon Ginsberg, a respected authority in the field of social work policy, provides a framework for understanding some of the most controversial issues facing the nation, including welfare assistance, food stamps, and health care reform.
In this timely volume, he defines the components of social welfare policy and illuminates the complex issues encountered by helping professionals.
Intended for practitioners, educators, administrators, and students, Understanding Social Problems, Policies, and Programs focuses on the history and analysis of social welfare policies as well as the political process of policymaking. Ginsberg describes social problems as their inevitable result of people living together in complex societies, and he traces society's desire to help its most vulnerable members - the children, the elderly, the homeless, and the poor.
By explaining how policies and programs are developed, Ginsberg offers insight into the ways that individuals and groups might initiate, modify, and implement improved programs for the disadvantaged.
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