Social Policy and Social Justice: Meeting the Challenges of a Diverse
Society is built on a clear, conceptual social justice framework and
provides up-to-date rigorous analyses of contemporary social policy
issues, written by experts in their particular areas of research and
practice. The book explores the relationship of social policy to
economic, social, and culture transformation and the ongoing conflict
between universal and population-specific conceptions of social welfare.
The fourth edition provides readers with the most comprehensive and
up-to-date information and analyses related to social policy and social
justice. It discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on
socioeconomic inequality in the U.S.; the Trump administration's impact
on social policy; policy initiatives undertaken and proposed by the
Biden administration; and the implications of the Black Lives Matter
movement on the development of anti-racist social policies. The text
examines ongoing political and ideological conflicts on social policies
that affect women; the consequences of recent changes in the Supreme
Court and federal judiciary on social policy; the impact of the
Affordable Care Act on health care access, cost, and quality; the
emergence of environmental justice and climate change as key social
policy issues; and more.
Social Policy and Social Justice is ideal for undergraduate and graduate
social work courses, as well as classes in cognate fields such as
nursing, public policy, and political science.
