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Tables of Contents for Critical Social Welfare Issues
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
About the Editors
ix
2
Contributors
xi
2
Acknowledgments
xiii
2
Foreword
xv
Carlton E. Munson
Introduction
1
12
Chapter 1. Class War and Welfare Reform
13
18
Richard A. Cloward
Frances Fox Piven
Work and the New Class War
14
3
Welfare and the New Class War
17
10
Reinforcing Work Norms and the New Class War
27
4
Chapter 2. Revisiting the Unseen: Some Unresolved Issues in Homeless Advocacy and Research
31
22
Kim Hopper
Introduction
31
4
The Limits of Special Pleading
35
6
A Legacy of Disregard
41
7
Conclusion: Queuing for Justice?
48
5
Chapter 3. The Crisis in American Child Welfare
53
14
David Fanshel
Introduction
53
2
How Children View Their Welfare Moms
55
1
Denying Housing to Mothers with Newborns
56
1
Cutting Off Income Support from Stressed-Out Parents
57
2
Young Parents: Key Players in the War Against Crime
59
1
Child Welfare Implications of the Transformation of the Welfare System
60
2
Accountability: A Moral Imperative
62
1
Unintended Consequences of Social Policy Changes
62
1
Predicting a Major Rise in Young Women Seeking Abortions
63
1
Inviting a Social Disaster
64
1
From Poverty to Misery
64
3
Chapter 4. Mandatory versus Voluntary HIV Testing of Newborns
67
12
Nilsa S. Gutierrez
HIV Principles of Care
70
3
HIV and AIDS in New York Women and Children
73
1
Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing
74
3
Current HIV Policy
77
2
Chapter 5. The Changing Structure of African-American Families
79
16
Andrew Billingsley
Family Structural Diversity
80
7
Social-Class Diversity
87
7
Conclusion
94
1
Chapter 6. From the Tenement Class to the Dangerous Class to the Underclass: Blaming Women for Social Problems
95
16
Mimi Abramovitz
Moral Contagion
96
2
Genetic Transmission
98
2
Psychological Internalization
100
4
Cultural Dissemination
104
3
Conclusion: What the Future Holds
107
4
Chapter 7. Health and Human Services for Profit
111
18
Joseph L. Vigilante
Purpose
111
1
The Caring Society
111
2
Privatizing Social Care
113
3
The Decline of America's Welfare State
116
2
Value-Critical Analysis
118
5
Summary and Conclusions
123
6
Chapter 8. Legal Regulation and Accreditation: Obstacles to Practice
129
14
Juan Ramos
Triangular Models of Relationships
129
2
Crises in the Field of Social Work
131
1
Homelessness, HIV/AIDS, and Violence
132
1
Managed Health Care
133
2
Accreditation, Licensing, and Certification
135
6
Research
141
2
Chapter 9. Challenges of Managed Care for Health Professionals: Implications for Social Work Practice
143
18
Gary Rosenberg
Chapter 10. The Substitution Phenomenon of Professionals in the Health Care Industry
161
22
Lorna S. McBarnette
The Changing Health Care Environment
164
1
The Organization of the Medical Care Sector
165
2
State-Professional Relationships
167
1
Strategies to Minimize the Challenges
168
1
The Environment
169
3
Professionalism
172
1
Credentialing Issues
173
3
Scientific Knowledge Base
176
2
Health Care
178
5
Chapter 11. Troubled Preschoolers Making Trouble Later: Is There a Solution?
183
16
Judith S. Bloch
Introduction
184
1
Who Are the Children?
184
2
Blaming the Mothers
186
1
Feelings of Powerlessness Are Pervasive
187
1
Is There a Professional Response?
188
1
Promising Interventions Require Enhancement of the Empowerment Process
188
1
A Clinical Example: The Home/School Collaborative Model
189
1
The Family-Friendly, Open School System
190
3
Concluding Remarks
193
6
Chapter 12. Cultural Diversity Among Hispanic Families: Implications for Practitioners
199
16
Carlos Vidal
Hispanics and the Social Work Profession
199
2
The Etic and Emic Perspectives
201
3
Cultural Factors That Influence the Provision of Services to Hispanic Clients
204
5
Meeting the Challenge of Diversity with Hispanic Clients
209
6
Chapter 13. Power Issues in Social Work Practice
215
12
Ann Hartman
Types of Power
216
2
Postmodernism and Social Constructivism
218
5
Recommendations for Social Work Practitioners and Education
223
4
Index
227