Moral Authority, Ideology, And The Future Of American Social Welfare

by Andrew Dobelstein

Overview

American welfare policies and programs frustrate both conservative and liberal advocates who fail to realize that American welfare policy cannot be any more than, or any less than, the distinctly American framework in which it operates. Moral Authority, Ideology, and the Future of American Social Welfare departs from standard presentations of socia

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367316921
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/27/2019
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Andrew Dobelstein is professor of social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Table of Contents

The Challenges of Welfare in America Today — Family and Religious Values in Welfare Ethics — Transforming Ideology into Welfare — Welfare's Political Framework — The Evolution of America's Present-Day Welfare Policies and Programs — American Ideologies: Liberalism, Its Limitations and Potential — American Ideologies: Capitalism, Economics Without Ethics — American Ideologies: Positivism, the Belief System of Social Science — A New Paradigm for American Social Welfare