Social Welfare

Preface

 

1.  Introduction

 

                        DOCUMENT              Introduction

                        An Act for the Relief of the Poor, 43 Elizabeth, 1601

 

2.  The Colonial Period: 1647—1776



 

            The Poor Laws in the Colonies

            Conquest, Expansion, and Population Growth: Native Americans,

            Immigration, and Slavery

            Challenge to the Poor Laws

            Veterans: A Special Class

 

                        DOCUMENTS            The Colonial Period

                        An Act of Supplement to the Acts Referring to the Poor,

                        Massachusetts Bay, 1692

                        The Binding of Moses Love, 1747

 

3.  The Pre-Civil War Period: 1777—1860

 

            Labor and Economic Security

            The Reform Movements

            Institutions, Almshouses, and Paupers

            Child Saving

            Retreat from the Almshouse

 

                        DOCUMENTS            The Pre-Civil War Period

                        First Annual Report, Society for the Prevention of Pauperism

                        in the City of New York, 1818

                        Constitution and By-Laws, Female Orphan Asylum of Portland,

                        Maine, 1828

                        President Franklin Pierce, Veto Message, Ten-Million Acre Bill, 1854

 

4.  The Civil War and After: 1860—1900

 

            Population Changes

                        Naturalization and Citizenship

                        Regional Shifts

            The Welfare of Soldiers and Veterans

            Social Welfare: The Rural South

            Social Welfare: Urban Problems

            The Charity Organization Movement

            The Social Welfare of Women

            A New View of Child Welfare

            The Aging: The Group That Was Left Behind

            The Settlement House Movement

            Conclusion

 

                        DOCUMENTS            The Civil War and After

                        State of New York, Act to Provide for the Relief of Indigent Soldiers,

                        Sailors, and Marines and the Families of Deceased Military Personnel,

                        1887

                        Mrs. Charles Russell Lowell, ``The Economic and Moral Effects of Public

                        Outdoor Relief,'' Proceedings, NCCC, 1890

                        An Act to Prohibit the Coming of Chinese Laborers to the United States,

                        September 13, 1888

                        An Act, A Supplement, October 1, 1888

 

5.  Progress and Reform: 1900—1930

 

            Poverty and the Working Class

            Coalitions for Reform

            Social Reform: Working Conditions

            Social Reform: Women, Work, and Suffrage

            Social Reform: Income Security

            Social Reform: Family Welfare

            Social Work and the Black Population

            The End of Reform

            The Social Welfare of Veterans

            The Professionalization of Social Work

 

                        DOCUMENTS            Progress and Reform

                        Florence Kelley, ``The Family and the Woman's Wage,''

                        Proceedings, NCCC, 1909

                        Funds to Parents Act, Illinois, 1911

                        Frederic Almy et al., ``Public Pensions to Widows,'' Proceedings,

                        NCCC, 1912

 

6.  The Depression and the New Deal: 1930—1940

 

            The Hoover Response to Crisis

            FDR and the New Deal

            Labor and Social Welfare

            Veterans and the Bonus

            Public Money for Relief

            Federal Emergency Relief Administration

            The Social Security Act

            Social Insurance

            Public Assistance

            Family Life and Social Workers

            New Alignments in Social Welfare

            Conclusion

 

                        DOCUMENTS            The Depression and the New Deal

                        Federal Emergency Relief Administration, Monthly Report, Rules

                        and Regulation, 1933

                        Social Security Act, 1935

 

7.  War and Prosperity: 1940—1968

 

            Population Shifts

            Technology, Productivity, and Economic Insecurity

            World War II

            Wartime Economic and Social Advances

            Veterans and the GI Bill

            Postwar Optimism

            The Attack on Public Welfare

            Poverty and the Reform of Welfare

            The War on Poverty

            Expanded Benefits for the Aging

            Reform of Welfare: 1967

            Civil Rights and Juvenile Justice

           

                        DOCUMENTS            War and Prosperity

                        President John F. Kennedy, Message on Public Welfare, 1962

                        Economic Opportunity Act, 1964

                        U.S. Supreme Court, In re Gault, 1967

 

8.  Conservative Resurgence and Social Change, 1968—1992

 

            Changing Employment Patterns

            The Changing Family

            Poverty and Income Distribution

            The Battle over ``Rights''

            Expenditures for Social Welfare

            New Approaches to Income Security

                        Welfare Reform

                        The Aging

                        The Unemployed

            Women

            Veterans

           

                        DOCUMENTS            Conservative Resurgence and Social Change

                        President Richard M. Nixon, Message on Reform in Welfare, 1969

                        Standard of Review for Termination of Disability Benefits, 1984

                       

9.  Social Welfare and the Information Society: 1992—2007

 

            The Economy: Productivity, Growth, and Employment

            The Rich and the Poor

            Poverty

            Changes in Family Composition

            The Family and Medical Leave Act: One Response to Changes

            in Family Structure

            Population Shifts

            Health Programs

                        The Problems

                        The Failure of Comprehensive Reform

            Addressing Poverty and Dependency: The Scope of Welfare Reform

                        The Changing Dynamics of the Welfare Debate

                        The New Consensus over Welfare Reform

                        The Impact of Welfare Reform

                        Welfare Reform and ``Immigration Control''

                        The Return to Voluntarism and the Rise of Privatization

                        The Continuing Civil Rights Battle

                        Education

                        Affirmative Action in the Marketplace

                        Abortion and the Right to Privacy

                        The Great Lockup

            Conclusion

 

                        DOCUMENTS            Social Welfare and the Information Society

                        Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

                        State of California, Proposition 187, Illegal Aliens–Public Services,

                        Verification and Reporting, 1994

                        Supreme Court, Lawrence v. Texas, 2003

 

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