Controversial issues in social policy / Howard Jacob Karger, James Midgley, Brene Brown (editors).
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Boston :
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. I. Social Policy and the American Welfare State. Debate 1. Is the American Welfare State Compatible with the Market Economy?: Yes / James Midgley. Is the American Welfare State Compatible with the Market Economy?: No / Howard Jacob Karger. Debate 2. Should the Federal Government Support or Fund Sectarian Social-Service Agencies?: Yes / Jon Meyer. Should the Federal Government Support or Fund Sectarian Social-Service Agencies?: No / Stephen Erich. Debate 3. Should Social Services Be Privatized?: Yes / David Stoesz. Should Social Service Be Privatized?: No / Ira C. Colby
- Pt. II. Poverty, Inequality, and Social Policy. Debate 4. Is Legislation for Lesbian and Gay Rights Necessary?: Yes / Marion Wagner and Rebecca Van Voorhis. Is Legislation for Lesbian and Gay Rights Necessary?: No / John F. Longres. Debate 5. Are Governmental Policies Solving the Problem of Homelessness?: Yes / Larry W. Kreuger, John Q. Hodges and Debi L. Word. Are Governmental Policies Solving the Problem of Homelessness?: No / John J. Stretch. Debate 6. Can Welfare-to-Work Programs Significantly Reduce Poverty Levels?: Yes / Sandra K. Danziger. Can Welfare-to-Work Programs Significantly Reduce Poverty Levels?: No / Eileen Trzcinski and Deborah Satyanathan. Debate 7. Can an Asset-Based Welfare Policy Really Help the Poor?: Yes / Michael Sherraden. Can an Asset-Based Welfare Policy Really Help the Poor?: No / James Midgley. Debate 8. Are Affirmative-Action Policies Increasing Equality in the Labor Market?: Yes / Ann Rosegrant Alvarez. Are Affirmative-Action Policies Increasing Equality in the Labor Market?: No / Sally C. Pipes. Debate 9. Is Privatizing Social Security Good for Women?: Yes / William W. Beach. Is Privatizing Social Security Good for Women?: No / Patricia Ireland. Debate 10. Do We Need a National Healthcare Policy?: Yes / Dawn McCarty and J. Rick Altemose. Do We Need a National Healthcare Policy?: No / Robert E. Moffit. Debate 11. Has the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Gone Too Far?: Yes / Howard Jacob Karger. Has the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Gone Too Far?: No / John C. Bricout. Debate 12. Has the War on Drugs Been Effective?: Yes / The Office of National Drug Policy. Has the War on Drugs Been Effective?: No / Susan P. Robbins
- Pt. III. Issues in Social-Service Policy. Debate 13. Is Outpatient Commitment a Step Forward for Mental-Health Clients?: Yes / E. Fuller Torrey and Mary Zdanowicz. Is Outpatient Commitment a Step Forward for Mental-Health Clients?: No / Kia J. Bentley and Melissa Floyd Taylor. Debate 14. Is Managed Care Containing Costs and Improving Access to Quality Healthcare?: Yes / Richard I. Smith and Kristin Stewart. Is Managed Care Containing Costs and Improving Access to Quality Healthcare?: No / Heather Kanenburg. Debate 15. Should Transracial Adoptions Be Allowed?: Yes / Elizabeth Bartholet. Should Transracial Adoptions Be Allowed?: No / Leslie Doty Hollingsworth. Debate 16. Should Gays and Lesbian Be Allowed to Adopt?: Yes / Stephen Erich. Should Gays and Lesbians Be Allowed to Adopt?: No / Howard Jacob Karger
- Pt. IV. Social-Work Education and Professional Policy. Debate 17. Should Abortion Rights Be an Accepted Social-Work Value?: Yes / John T. Pardeck. Should Abortion Rights Be an Accepted Social-Work Value?: No / Roland Meinert. Debate 18. Should Faith-Based Social-Work Programs Be Required to Comply with Nondiscrimination Standards If They Violate the Beliefs of Those Institutions?: Yes / Karen E. Gerdes and Elizabeth A. Segal. Should Faith-Based Social-Work Programs Be Required to Comply with Nondiscrimination Standards If They Violate the Beliefs of Those Institutions?: No / Lawrence E. Ressler.
