Chapter 17: Social Policy
Chapter Outline
The Welfare State
- The History of the Social Welfare System
- Foundations of the Welfare State
- Welfare Reform
- How Do We Pay for the Welfare State?
Opening Opportunity
- Education Policies
- Employment and Training Programs
- Health Policies
- Housing Policies
Who Gets What from Social Policy?
- The Elderly
- The Middle Class
- The Working Poor
- The Nonworking Poor
- Minorities, Women, and Children
Thinking Critically about Social Policy and Equality
What You Can Do: Question Social Policy
Section Menu
Organize
Learn
Connect
- Interactive Politics Simulation
- You Decide Exercise
- Questions for Discussion and Thought
- What Government Does Exercise
- Get Involved Exercise
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