A New History of Social Welfare (6th Edition)
Tracing the evolution of social welfare from theearly African origins of humankind through the New Millennium,A New History of Social Welfare, 6/e, provides a detailed analysis of social welfare in the United States. Comprehensive yet engaging, Phyllis Day makes history exciting and engaging and encourages readers to reflect on the material. New in the Sixth Edition—A section on the Bush/Cheney administration and its impact on social welfareand: the American economy in general; the freezing of social welfare expenses in exchange for war expenses; the use of religion in the continuing fight against women; the turn to neoconservatism in the Supreme Court.A section detailing discrimination in society (Our "Ism"-Ridden Society)and: women; Hurricane Katrina as racism; the immigration issue as discrimination against Hispanic people; and discrimination against American citizens who are Muslims.A section on the changing face of health carevis a vis Medicare, SCHIP, and: veterans, both in terms of lack of preparedness for their Iraq War influx and the lack of attention to the wounded and PTSD care, including suicides.A new look at the historic place of poverty in IslamA discussion of the place of social workers in this neoconservative political economy.NEW supplement for students!  MyHelpingKitis an electronic supplement that offers book-specific Learning Objectives, Chapter Summaries, Flashcards and Practice Tests as well as Video Clips and Interactive Activities to aid student learning and comprehension. MyHelpingKit also includes an Interactive Historical timeline.  The access code for MyHelpingkit can be value-packaged with each new copy of this text at no additional cost to students!  Professors should contact their local representative for ordering information:  www.pearsonhighered.com/replocator.   The access code can also be purchased by students for a nominal fee at www.Myhelpingkit.com.