Social Welfare: A History of the American Response to Need (Merrill Social Work and Human Services)

For courses in History of Social Welfare or Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations. Note: This is the bound book only and does not include access to the Enhanced Pearson eText. To order the Enhanced Pearson eText packaged with a bound book, use ISBN 0134303733. Examines the most current social welfare issues in historical perspective. Social Welfare: A History of the American Response to Need enables students to place current issues of social concern in their historical contexts. It examines the comprehensive history of social welfare from the 18th century to the present, while exploring the ideas—as well as the economic and political forces—that have shaped policy development. 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Cover Title Page Copyright Page Preface Brief Contents Contents Chapter 1: Introduction: How to Think About Social Welfare’s Past (and Present) Document: Introduction An Act for the Relief of the Poor, 43 Elizabeth, 1601 Chapter 2: The Colonial Period: 1647–1776 The Poor Laws in the Colonies Conquest, Expansion, and Population Growth: Native Americans, Immigration, and Slavery Social Change and the Challenge to the Poor Laws Veterans: A Special Class Documents: The Colonial Period An Act of Supplement to the Acts Referring to the Poor, Massachusetts Bay, 1692 The Binding of Moses Love, 1747 Chapter 3: The Pre–Civil War Period: 1777–1860 Social and Economic Conditions Population Growth and Migration Slavery and Free Labor Reform and Social Change Labor Unrest Religious and Political Reform The Expansion of Public Education The Expansion of Suffrage Moral Reform Social Welfare Programs and Services Institutionalization Child Saving Retreat from the Almshouse Documents: The Pre–Civil War Period The First Annual Report of the Managers of the Society for the Prevention of Pauperism in the City of New York, 1818 Constitution, By-Laws, & c., of the Female Orphan Asylum of Portland, Maine, 1828 President Franklin Pierce: Veto Message—An Act Making a Grant of Public Lands to the Several States for the Benefit of Indigent Insane Persons, 1854 Chapter 4: The Civil War and After: 1860–1900 Changing Economic and Demographic Realities Population Changes Naturalization and Citizenship Regional Shifts The Aging: The Group That Was Left Behind Innovations in Social Welfare Services The Welfare of Soldiers and Veterans Social Welfare: Reconstruction and the Freedmen’s Bureau Social Welfare and Urban Expansion The Charity Organization Movement The Settlement House Movement A New View of Child Welfare Social Movements During the Late 19th Century: The Reform Impulse The Social Welfare of Women The Labor Movement The Agrarian Movement Conclusion Documents: The Civil War and After An Act to Provide for the Relief of Indigent Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, and the Families of Those Deceased, 1887 The Economic and Moral Effects of Public Outdoor Relief, 1890 An Act to Prohibit the Coming of Chinese Laborers to the United States, September 1888, and Supplement, October 1888 Chapter 5: Progress and Reform: 1900–1930 Changing Economic and Demographic Realities An Urban and Industrial Society Poverty and the Working Class African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants Innovations in Social Welfare Regulating Working Conditions Expanding Public Welfare Protecting Vulnerable Families Social Work and the Black Population The Social Welfare of Veterans Professionalizing Social Work Social Movements in the Early 20th Century Coalitions for Reform Regulating Business Organized Labor Women, Work, and Suffrage The End of Reform Documents: Progress and Reform The Family and the Woman’s Wage, 1909 Funds to Parents Act, Illinois, 1911 Public Pensions to Widows, 1912 Chapter 6: The Depression and the New Deal: 1930–1940 Changing Economic and Demographic Realities The Economic Collapse Agricultural Crisis Family Life Innovations in Social Welfare The Hoover Response to Crisis FDR and the First New Deal Public Money for Relief Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) The Second New Deal The Social Security Act Expanding Social Security: The 1939 Amendments Public Assistance The Changing Role of the Social Work Profession New Alignments in Social Welfare Mass Movements During the 1930s Veterans and the Bonus Older Americans Labor and Social Welfare Setbacks for Women The Eclipse of Reform Conclusion Documents: The Depression and the New Deal Monthly Reports of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, 1933 Social Security Act, 1935 Chapter 7: War and Prosperity: 1940–1968 Changing Economic and Demographic Realities Population Shifts Technology, Productivity, and Economic Insecurity World War II Wartime Economic and Social Advances Postwar Optimism Innovations in Social Welfare Veterans and the GI Bill The Attack on Public Welfare Poverty and the Reform of Welfare The War on Poverty Expanded Benefits for the Aging Controlling Public Assistance Social Movements and Reform After World War II Expanding the Civil Rights of African Americans A Renewed Feminist Movement Civil Rights and Juvenile Justice Documents: War and Prosperity Message on the Public Welfare Program, 1962 Economic Opportunity Act, 1964 In re Gault, 1967 Chapter 8: Conservative Resurgence and Social Change: 1968–1992 Economic and Social Trends A Struggling Economy Changing Employment Patterns The Changing Family Poverty and Income Distribution Innovations in Social Welfare Expenditures for Social Welfare Challenging the Welfare State: Welfare Reform Child Welfare and the Aging The Unemployed Veterans Personal Social Services Social Movements The New Right The Expansion of Civil Rights Women Conclusion Documents: Conservative Resurgence and Social Change Message on Reform in Welfare, 1969 Standard of Review for Termination of Disability Benefits, 1984 Chapter 9: Social Welfare and the Information Society: 1992–2016 Social and Economic Change The Economy: Productivity, Growth, and Employment Poverty Changes in Family Composition America’s Changing Demography Innovations in Social Welfare The Fall and Rise of Health Care Reform The Failure of Comprehensive Reform in the 1990s Achieving Comprehensive Reform in 2010 Addressing Poverty and Dependency: The Scope of Welfare Reform The Changing Dynamics of the Welfare Debate The New Consensus over Welfare Reform The Impact of Welfare Reform Social Movements and Grassroots Change Welfare Reform and “Immigration Control” The Return to Voluntarism and the Rise of Privatization The Continuing Battle for Social Justice Education Affirmative Action in the Labor Market Abortion and the Right to Privacy The Great Lockup Conclusion Documents: Social Welfare and the Information Society Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, 1996 State of California, Proposition 187, Illegal Aliens—Public Services, Verification, and Reporting, 1994 U.S. Supreme Court Lawrence v. Texas, 2003 Notes Credits Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y