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. 

Third Edition

By: Howard Jacob Karger (Universityof Houston),

James Midgley (Universityof California, Berkeley),

Peter A. Kindle (Universityof Houston) and

C. Brené Brown (Universityof Houston)

Overview

Controversial Issues in Social Policyis 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.

Controversial Issues in Social Policy is divided into three parts.  The first part, Social Policy and the American Welfare State, focuses on general issues in social welfare policy.  Part two looks at The Culture Wars: Discrimination, Stigma and Social Policy. Part three examines Social Work and Social Service Delivery Issues.

New to This Edition

16 brand new debates on some of the most controversial issues of today, such as:

·         The issue of open borders and immigration, debated by Tatcho Mindiola and Howard Karger.    

·         The privatization of Social Security, debated by William Beach and Steven Rose.

·         The pros and cons of National Health Insurance, debated by Manuel Zamora and Robert Moffit.

·         The legalization of same-sex marriage, debated by Lori Messinger and Focus on the Family's Glenn Stanton.

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