Comprehensive handbook of social work and social welfare. / Volume 4, Social policy and policy practice

434 Pages·2008·1.86 MB·English

by  volume editor, Ira C. Colby, editors-in-chief, Karen M. Sowers, Catherine N. Dulmus.

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Volume
4
COMPREHENSIVE
HANDBOOK OF
SOCIAL WORK
AND
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOCIAL POLICY AND POLICY
PRACTICE
Volume Editor
Ira C. Colby
Editors-in-Chief
Karen M. Sowers Catherine N. Dulmus
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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COMPREHENSIVE
HANDBOOK OF
SOCIAL WORK
AND
SOCIAL WELFARE
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Volume
4
COMPREHENSIVE
HANDBOOK OF
SOCIAL WORK
AND
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOCIAL POLICY AND POLICY
PRACTICE
Volume Editor
Ira C. Colby
Editors-in-Chief
Karen M. Sowers Catherine N. Dulmus
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Comprehensive handbook of social work and social welfare /
editors-in-chief, Karen M. Sowers and Catherine N. Dulmus.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-471-76997-2 (cloth) Volume 1: The Profession of Social Work
ISBN 978-0-471-76272-0 (cloth) Volume 2: Human Behavior in the Social Environment
ISBN 978-0-471-76280-5 (cloth) Volume 3: Social Work Practice
ISBN 978-0-471-76998-9 (cloth) Volume 4: Social Policy and Policy Practice
ISBN 978-0-471-75222-6 (cloth) 4-Volume set
1. Social service. 2. Social service—Practice. 3. Public welfare. 4. Social policy.
I. Sowers, Karen M. (Karen Marlaine) II. Dulmus, Catherine N.
HV40.C66 2008
361—dc22 2007026315
Printed in the United States of America.
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There are two individuals who helped me over the years with my
policy work. First, I go back to my first policy class at Virginia
Commonwealth University School of Social Work, which was taught
by Mrs. Charlotte Schrieberg. During my first year of studies, I had
no idea what policy was or could do, but Mrs. Schriberg opened a
door for me that I have never regretted going through. In thinking
back to her two foundation year policy courses, I am reminded that I
never got an A from her, but in retrospect it was not about the grade. It
was about "knowing" and "doing." So to you, Mrs. Schrieberg, thank
you for opening the door and influencing my life in a way that few
have done.
And, of course, I again recognize my best friend and partner,
Deborah Colby, an incredible social worker in her own right. For
more than 35 years she has put up with my shenanigans and supported
me in countless ways. She encourages my work, criticizes my “stuff”
in an honest fashion, and has allowed me to grow as a person. I can
only hope that this has been reciprocated in a similar manner.
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Contents
Handbook Preface xi
Karen M. Sowers and Catherine N. Dulmus
Acknowledgments xiii
Preface xv
Ira C. Colby
Contributors xix
SECTION I POLICY AND JUSTICE: A GLOBAL
IMPERATIVE
Chapter 1 The Human Security Paradigm: Peace with
Justice and Equality? 3
Jody Williams
Chapter 2 Social Policy from a Global Perspective 13
Robin Sakina Mama
Chapter 3 Social Justice for Marginalized and
Disadvantaged Groups: Issues and Challenges
for Social Policies in Asia 21
Joseph Kin Fun Kwok
SECTION II THE CONTEXT OF POLICY: YESTERDAY,
TODAY, AND TOMORROW
Chapter 4 Reconceptualizing the Evolution of the American
Welfare State 45
Bruce Jansson
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viii Contents
Chapter 5 Not by the Numbers Alone: The Effects of
Economic and Demographic Changes on
Social Policy 81
Michael Reisch
Chapter 6 The U.S. Patriot Act: Implications for the Social
Work Profession 103
Stan Stojkovic
Chapter 7 Social Welfare Policy as a Form of Social Justice 113
Ira C. Colby
SECTION III POLICY TO PRACTICE AND
PRACTICE TO POLICY
Chapter 8 Policy Practice 129
Rodney A. Ellis
Chapter 9 New Federalism, New Freedom, and States’
Rights: The Uncertain and Fragmented Direction
of Public Mental Health Policy in the
United States 145
King Davis
Chapter 10 Aging in the United States: Challenges to Social
Policy and Policy Practice 177
Enid Opal Cox
Chapter 11 Explanatory Legitimacy: A Model for Disability
Policy Development and Analysis 203
Stephen French Gilson and Elizabeth DePoy
Chapter 12 Health-Care Policy: Should Change Be Small
or Large? 219
Pamela J. Miller
Chapter 13 Social Determinants of Health: Twenty-First-
Century Social Work Priorities 237
Gary Rosenberg