Issues for debate in social policy : selections from CQ researcher.

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ISBN:

9781412979412

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, c2010.

Physical Description:

xviii, 451 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

"Mortgage crisis, domestic poverty, social security reform, child welfare reform, race and politics, the Obama presidency, and more ..." -- Cover.

Contents:

Middle class squeeze -- Vanishing jobs -- Mortgage crisis -- Gender pay gap -- Women's rights -- Reproductive ethics -- Domestic poverty -- Hunger in America -- Welfare reform -- Social security reform -- Child welfare reform -- Universal coverage -- Wounded veterans -- Ending homelessness -- Caring for the elderly -- Aging baby boomers -- Race and politics -- The obama presidency.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Social policy -- 1993-

Added Uniform Title:

CQ researcher.

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Summary

Issues for Debate in Social Policy is a timely supplement for courses in Social Policy. Each article gives substantial background and analysis of a particular issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking and to help students grasp and review key material.

Topics include:

* Women′s Rights

* Middle Class Squeeze

* Vanishing Jobs

* Race and Politics

* Domestic Poverty

* Welfare Reform

* Hunger in America

* Social Security Reform

* Child Welfare Reform

* Wounded Veterans

* Universal Coverage

* Ending Homelessness

* Mortgage Crisis

* Caring for the Elderly

* Aging Baby Boomers

* Gender Pay Gap

* The Obama Presidency.