Social Welfare: Politics and Public Policy (Research Navigator Edition, with Themes of the Times for Social Welfare Policy) (6th Edition) [Hardcover]

Diana M. DiNitto (Author), Linda K. Cummins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 6, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0205625401 | ISBN-13: 978-0205625406 | Edition: 6

Social Welfare: Politics and Public Policy is the most comprehensive and easy-to-understand introduction to the social welfare system and social welfare policy.

 

This is a leading text in social welfare policy in departments of social work, political science, administration and government, and is also used in some departments of sociology. DiNitto focuses on the political aspects of policymaking; she describes the major social welfare programs, including public assistance, Social Security, disability, health insurance, and more. She also addresses racism, sexism, gay rights, and immigration in the context of social welfare policies and programs.

 

Additionally, it includes new and updated information on welfare reform (TANF), food stamps, managed care, disability, aging, the latest figures on poverty, and the latest information on job training and employment.

 

A full range of supplements includes an Instructor's Manual/Test Bank and a Computerized Test Bank. Student supplements include an Online Study Guide.

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From the Back Cover

/*HH05, Social Welfare: Politics and Public Policy, 4/e, Diana M> DiNitto(University of Texas at Austin), 06381-8, 560 pp., 7 x 9 1/4, 013-063819-6, paperbound, 1995, $??.00nk, December*/ This book is a "runaway best-seller" in this market. It introduces the reader to the major social welfare policies and programs in the U.S., including histories, trends, current problems and prospects. It focuses on policy issues and objectively describes the background and nature of the conflicts and controversies that exist, without taking a prescriptive attitude as to the "right" way to handle social problems. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Diana DiNitto is Cullen Trust Centennial Professor of Alcohol Studies and Education and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin where she teaches courses in social welfare policy, alcohol and drug problems, research, and pedagogy. She has a MSW degree and a Ph.D. in government from Florida State University. She has worked in a detoxification center, halfway house, and outpatient chemical dependency treatment program. She is also coauthor of Chemical Dependency: A Systems Approach, 4th ed. (Pearson, Summer 2011) and Social Work: Issues and Opportunities in a Challenging Profession, 3^rd ed. (Lyceum Books, 2008). Her research in on substance abuse, violence against women, and social welfare policy. Dr. DiNitto has served on the boards of the Council and Social Work Education, the Association of Medical Education and Research on Substance Abuse, and the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism. She currently chairs the NASW Press Book Committee. She has been a visiting professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Sydney (Australia). Recently she gave the Robert J. O’Leary Memorial Lecture at Ohio State University entitled “Ending America’s Ambivalence in the War on Drugs” and presented invited testimony on drug policy to the United States Sentencing Commission.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 624 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 6 edition (December 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205625401
• ISBN-13: 978-0205625406
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #661,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GOOD TEXTBOOK, June 22, 2008

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This review is from: Social Welfare- Politics & Public Policy with Research Navigator 6th EDITION (Hardcover)

Social Welfare: Politics and Public Policy (Research Navigator Edition, with Themes of the Times for Social Welfare Policy) (6th Edition)

This is the textbook our brilliant professor selected for our social welfare policy class. However, one has to be a dedicated reader of social welfare policy to continue reading it because this textbook is densely written, or it may just be the subject matter. One chapter was exceedingly long; it was 119 pages! Nevertheless, it was up-to-date, as it included the policies of the current presidential administration. Contemporaneous history I've lived through was factual and accurate. It has detailed bibliography and reference sections.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Well, its a social welfare textbook., September 19, 2008

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Ramee151 (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Social Welfare- Politics & Public Policy with Research Navigator 6th EDITION (Hardcover)

This book is actually one of the better textbooks I've been asked to spend some time with--and there have been quite a few. The chapters are long--30+ pages, and its the typical dry stuff...but its current which helps keep it interesting.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, October 26, 2010

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I really appreciate the quick response in receiving this book. I needed it before classes started and I received it a week ahead of time. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.