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Controversial Issues in Social Policy is an edited collection of contemporary social policy debates argued between some of the foremost thinkers in the field of social work as well as prominent authors in other fields. Its 16 debate topics were selected to cover a wide range of professional interests in the field of social policy and are divided into three parts: Part I: Social Policy and the American Welfare State Part II: The Culture Wars: Discrimination, Stigma and Social PolicyPart III: Social Work and Social Service Delivery Issues It is a great text for anyone interested in social welfare policy, public policy and contemporary issues at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. It stresses the importance of critical and independent thought in the educational process.
Contents
Preface Part I1: Is the American Welfare State Compatible with the Market Economy?YES: James Midgley NO: Howard Karger DEBATE 2: Should We Open the Southern U.S. Border to Immigration? YES: Tatcho Mindiola NO: Howard Karger DEBATE 3: Should Social Security Be Privatized? YES: William W. Beach NO: Steven Rose DEBATE 4: Does America Need National Health Insurance? YES: Manuel F. Zamora NO: Robert E. Moffit DEBATE 5: Is the War on Drugs Effective? YES: Peter A. Kindle NO: Diana M. DiNitto DEBATE 6: Can Asset-Based Welfare Policy Really Help the Poor? YES: Michael Sherraden NO: James Midgley Part II: The Culture Wars: Discrimination, Stigma, and Social Policy DEBATE 7: Should Same-Sex Marriages Be Legalized? YES: Lori Messinger NO: Glenn T. Stanton DEBATE 8: Has Affirmative Action Gone Too Far? YES: Jose Enrique Idler NO: Jolyn Mikow DEBATE 9: Has the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) GoneToo Far? YES: Howard Karger NO: John C. Bricout DEBATE 10: Does Social Work Discriminate Against Evangelical Christians? YES: David Hodge NO: Gary R. Anderson DEBATE 11: Should Abortion Rights Be an Accepted Social-Work Value? YES: John T. Pardeck NO: Roland Meinert Part III: Social Work and Social-Service Delivery Issues DEBATE 12: Is Federal Government Support of Faith-Based Social-Service Agencies Consistent with Social-Work Values? YES: Gaynor Yancey NO: John R. Belcher DEBATE 13: Should Social Services Be Privatized? YES: David Stoesz NO: Ira C. Colby DEBATE 14: Has Welfare Reform Worked? YES: Kirk A. Johnson and Robert Rector NO: Mimi Abramovitz DEBATE 15: Can Child Protective Services Be Reformed? YES: Kristine E. Nelson, Diane K. Yatchmenoff, and Katharine Cahn NO: David Stoesz DEBATE 16: Are Family Drug Courts Working in Child Welfare? YES: Patricia Sardau-Beckler and Scott W. M. Burrus NO: Michael J. Beckler
