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In this Section: 1. Brief Table of Contents 2. Full Table of Contents     BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: PART ONE: AMERICAN SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY Chapter 1:    Social Policy and the American Welfare State   Chapter 2:    Social Welfare Policy Research: A Framework for Policy Analysis   Chapter 3:    Religion and Social Welfare Policy   Chapter 4:    Discrimination in American Society  Chapter 5:    Poverty in America    PART TWO:   THE VOLUNTARY AND FOR-PROFIT SOCIAL SECTORS Chapter 6:    The Voluntary Sector Today   Chapter 7:    Privatization and Human Service Corporations     PART THREE:    THE GOVERNMENT SECTOR CHAPTER 8: The Making of Governmental Policy   CHAPTER 9: Tax Policy and Income Distribution   CHAPTER 10:  Social Insurance Programs   CHAPTER 11:  Public Assistance Programs   CHAPTER 12:  The American Health Care System  2 CHAPTER 13:  Mental Health and Substance Abuse Policy   CHAPTER 14:  Criminal Justice   CHAPTER 15:  Child Welfare Policy   CHAPTER 16:  Housing Policies   CHAPTER 17:  The Politics of Food Policy and Rural Life     PART FOUR:  THE AMERICAN WELFARE STATE IN PERSPECTIVE CHAPTER 18:  The American Welfare State in International Perspective      FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS:   PART ONE: AMERICAN SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY Chapter 1:    Social Policy and the American Welfare State   Definitions of Social Welfare Policy Social Problems and Social Welfare Policy Social Work and Social Policy Values, Ideology, and Social Welfare Policy The Political Economy of American Social Welfare The U.S. Economic Continuum The U.S. Political Continuum The Welfare Philosophers and the Neoconservative Think Tanks Chapter 2:    Social Welfare Policy Research: A Framework for Policy Analysis   A Proposed Model for Policy Analysis Historical Background of the Policy Researching and Analyzing a Social Policy Assignment Social Policy Research and the Internet Chapter 3:    Religion and Social Welfare Policy   Religious Antecedents of Welfare Statism The Rise of Social Work as a Profession The Rise of Social Work as a Profession Chapter 4:    Discrimination in American Society   Discrimination Racism The Minority Middle Class African Americans Hispanic Americans Asian Americans Immigrants and Immigration Women and Society Gays and Lesbians: Two Populations at Risk Ageism People with Disabilities Legal Attempts to Remedy Discrimination Chapter 5:    Poverty in America  The Culture of Poverty Who Makes Up the Poor? Measuring Poverty Families and Poverty The Rural Poor Work and Poverty Strategies Developed to Combat Poverty World Poverty America’s Fringe Economy   PART TWO:   THE VOLUNTARY AND FOR-PROFIT SOCIAL SECTORS Chapter 6:    The Voluntary Sector Today   Structural Interests within Social Welfare The Independent Sector Advancing Social Justice The Future of the Voluntary Sector Chapter 7:    Privatization and Human Service Corporations   Privatization Issues The Challenge of Privatization Unions and the Private Sector Welfare Capitalism Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Influence on Social Welfare Policy The Future of Corporate Involvement in Social Welfare Human Service Corporations Consolidation and Growth in New Human Service Markets Private Practice CHAPTER 8: The Making of Governmental Policy   Technical Aspects of the Policy Process A Critical Analysis of the Policy Process The Policy Process Social Work and Advocacy Organizations Political Practice CHAPTER 9: Tax Policy and Income Distribution   History of U.S. Tax Policy Tax Policy and Special Interests Federal Tax Policy State Tax Policy and the Poor The Efficiency of Tax Policy in Reducing Poverty Tax Expenditures AS Poverty Policy The Anti-Tax Movement The Debate Over Economic Inequality CHAPTER 10:  Social Insurance Programs  Definition of Social Insurance The Background of Social Insurance The Financial Organization of Social Insurance Key Social Insurance Programs The Social Security Dilemma Medicare (Hospital Insurance and Supplementary Medical Insurance) Lingering Problems in the Social Security System Should We Privatize Social Security? Pension Systems in Selected Industrialized Countries CHAPTER 11:  Public Assistance Programs   Assumptions and Myths about Public Assistance Aid to Families with Dependent Children Supplemental Security Income (SSI) General Assistance Trends and Issues in Public Assistance The Evolution of Public Assistance CHAPTER 12:  The American Health Care System  The Uninsured 250 The Organization of Medical Services Major Public Health Programs: Medicare, Medicaid, and S-CHIP The Tobacco Settlement The Health Care Crisis Explaining the High Cost of U.S. Health Care Cutting Health Care Costs Reforming U.S. Health Care Comparative Analysis: Health Care in Canada, The United Kingdom, and Australia CHAPTER 13:  Mental Health and Substance Abuse Policy   Mental Health Reform The Community Mental Health Centers Acts Deinstitutionalization The Revolving Door The Psychopharmacological Scandal Children’s Mental Health Mental Health and substance abuse funding Parity for Mental Health Care Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Substance Abuse CHAPTER 14:  Criminal Justice  History of U.S. Criminal Justice The Criminal Justice System Juvenile Justice The New jim Crow The War on Drugs The Underclass and “Moral Poverty” Legalization of Drugs The “New Penology”  CHAPTER 15:  Child Welfare Policy  History of U.S. Child Welfare Policy Protective Services for Children Foster Care for Children Adoption Head Start Emerging Issues in Child Welfare  CHAPTER 16:  Housing Policies   Overview of Housing Legislation 336 The Federal Government and Low-Income Housing Programs 338 Issues in Housing Policy Homelessness Housing Reform Housing in an International Context Conclusion360 CHAPTER 17:  The Politics of Food Policy and Rural Life   The Contradictions of American Food Policy Hunger in the United States Governmental Food Programs Farming in the United States Farmworkers Issues in American Farming   PART FOUR:  THE AMERICAN WELFARE STATE IN PERSPECTIVE CHAPTER 18:  The American Welfare State in International Perspective   Typologies of Welfare States American Exceptionalism The Welfare State in Transition Ranking National Development The Human Development Index The Fourth World Capability Poverty International Aid Global Capital The Future