Understanding social problems, policies, and programs
By: Leon Ginsberg.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Social problems and social issues; Social problems and social issues (Columbia, S.C.)
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Columbia, S.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Public welfare administration -- United States.; Social problems -- United States.; United States -- Social policy.
Description: Understanding Social Problems, Policies, and Programs offers a comprehensive analysis of the policies used in the United States to address social problems and to develop the nation's social welfare programs. Leon Ginsberg provides a framework for understanding some of the country's most controversial issues, including welfare assistance and reform. He suggests practical ways in which individuals and groups might implement more beneficial programs for the disadvantaged.

In this third edition, Ginsberg updates American social welfare policy through the 1990s. He explains developments that have taken place during the Clinton administration, in particular the sweeping changes effected by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Ginsberg details the major provisions of the new law and how it differs from laws previously in effect.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"An annotated bibliography of social policy journals in human services professions": p. 253-270.
Table of contents: title: Social policy in social work and the other human services professions; title: The historical component : milestones in social policy; title: The social problems and social issues component; title: Public policy : how governments make decisions about social policy; title: Public economic policy; title: The descriptive component : economic assistance and entitlements; title: The descriptive component continued : special care for special groups; title: Analyzing social policies and models for policy analysis; title: Practicing social policy.