Social Welfare (9^th Ed.) A History of the American Response to Need

For courses in History of Social Welfare or Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations.

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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 18^th century to the present, while exploring the ideas?as well as the economic and political forces?that have shaped policy development. Using numerous original documents to provide a clearer picture of historical periods, the authors show how social conditions, ideas about dependency and poverty, and institutions have shaped social policy and the efforts of voluntary organizations and individuals who work with at-risk populations.

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BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction: How to Think About Social Welfare’s Past (and Present)

2. The Colonial Period: 1647—1776

3. The Pre—Civil War Period: 1777—1860

4. The Civil War and After: 1860—1900

5. Progress and Reform: 1900—1930

6. The Depression and the New Deal: 1930—1940

7. War and Prosperity: 1940—1968

8. Conservative Resurgence and Social Change: 1968—1992

9. Social Welfare and the Information Society: 1992—2016

DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

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 Reform and Jacksonian Democracy

               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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mark Stern is professor of social welfare and history and co-director of the Urban Studies program at the University of Pennsylvania. He has authored or co-authored five books, including One Nation Divisible: What America Was and What It Is Becoming (co-authored with Michael B. Katz).

Before her death, June Axinn was professor emeritus of social welfare at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Text features and benefits include:

• Extensive coverage ofpoverty, inequality, race, and gender issues—topics important to today's social work students.

• Themost current research on the economy available, including government response to need.

• The use of primary source documents to help students get a clearer picture of historical periods.

• Assessment of the strength and weaknesses of health care legislation.

• UPDATED: A thoroughly revised chapter structure. Each chapter is organized around three elements: changes in the social and economic conditions of the period, innovations in social welfare, and the role of social movements.

• UPDATED: Revised and expanded introduction and historical chapters, including new sections on:

• The history of relationships between American Indians and Europeans during the Colonial era and the treatment and status of Native Americans.

• The impact of immigration on the nation’s demography and the debate over immigration policy.

• Expanded discussions of social movements throughout American history and their impact of social welfare.

• An analysis of the impact of the recession of 2007–2009—the worst in the past 60 years.

• The implementation of the Affordable Care Act passed by Congress in 2010.

• UPDATED: A revised chapter on Social Welfare and the Information Society (Ch. 9). Updated to cover the period from 1992 to 2016, it examines how the administrations of Bill