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Title The color of social policy / edited by King E. Davis & Tricia B. Bent-Goodley ; with a foreword by the Honorable L. Douglas Wilder
Published Alexandria, VA : Council on Social Work Education, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 250 pages)
Series Advancing social work education
Advancing social work education.
Contents Color of social policy : oppression of indigenous tribal populations and Africans in America / King E. Davis and Ethleen Iron Cloud-Two Dogs -- Color of social policy : Mexicans, Chinese, and Japanese in America / King E. Davis, Eunjeong Kim, and Josie Romero -- Color of child welfare / Ruth McRoy -- Policy implications of domestic violence for people of color / Tricia B. Bent-Goodley -- Social security reform and people of color : implications of barriers to continuous employment and reentry into the labor force / Namkee G. Choi -- Social policy implications of racial disparities in the criminal justice system / Nkechi Taifa -- Mental health policy and people of color : the surgeon general's supplement on culture, race, and ethnicity and beyond / Lonnie Snowden -- Effect of public "liberation" policy on American Indians : health care, sovereignty, and self-determination / Ann Pollock, Rebecca Weaver, and Catherine Levandosky -- What will ensure Mexican Americans equal access to health care? / Llewellyn J. Cornelius and Larry P.A. Ortiz -- Pacific Islanders and the juvenile justice system / Halaevalu Ofahengaue-Vakalahi and Meripa T. Godinet -- African Americans and welfare reform : success or failure? / Sandra Edmonds Crewe -- Beyond cultural insensitivity and institutional racism : an equipoise approach to the delivery of health and human services / Barbara Solomon -- Building a common agenda : charting a social policy agenda for people of color / Tricia B. Bent-Goodley, Yolanda Q. Mayo, and Manuel Gonzalez -- Social work's commitment to social justice and social policy / King E. Davis
Summary This painstakingly well-documented text researches multiple centuries of social policies aimed at the control of people of color in the United States from the earliest years of the republic to the present day. Beginning with the U.S. colonial period, three chapters provide the historical context for understanding the nature of early decision-making processes that have created a racially divided country. These historical analyses of national and state legislation, executive orders, and court decisions trace the clear link between past and present social policies, as they inform social workers engaged in contemporary efforts toward more equitable social policies. Speaking to fundamental policy matters confronting all human service professions, nine contributing authors discuss specific dimensions of social policy formation wherein race is clearly identified as a key component for evaluating the underlying political motivations and the subsequent effects of policies on individuals of color. The chapters draw out common points of concern connecting people of color through carefully researched analyses of important social issues in health and mental health care, child welfare, domestic violence, juvenile and criminal justice, social security, and welfare reform. Contributing authors put forth a plan of action to bring social work practitioners and educators into a collective mode of action for change at the level of policy advocacy and development
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Social service and race relations -- United States
Discrimination -- Government policy -- United States
Minorities -- Government policy -- United States
Discrimination -- Government policy.
Minorities -- Government policy.
Social policy.
Social service and race relations.
SUBJECT United States -- Social policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140547
Subject United States.
Form Electronic book
Author Davis, King E
Bent-Goodley, Tricia B
ISBN 0872931137
9780872931138
9780872931619
0872931617