Description: Understanding the Social Security Act by Andrew Dobelstein The future of the United States social welfare commitments, including retirement and disability payments, unemployment insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, and the State Child Health Insurance Program, poses urgent questions as social and demographic change in the country accelerates. Yet even many social welfare policy experts fail to grasp the sheer size and intricacy of the Social Security Act, which governs those commitments, and the resulting complexity of any reform efforts. In this outstanding guide to the Acts programs and policies, along with the context that shaped them, Andrew Dobelstein takes readers step by step through their maze, providing the kind of comprehensive view of the U.S. social welfare system that is essential for any would-be reformers to master. Since being signed into law in 1935, the Social Security Act has institutionalized the countrys social welfare undertakings into a massive package administered by a sprawling federal agency and state-level organizations that must implement its programs.Dobelstein provides the first complete guide to every entitlement authorized by the Social Security Act, drawing on his 38 years of research, teaching, and community service to explain in accessible, straightforward writing the origins, development, and ins and outs of their practical administration. By showing how the United States unique social welfare philosophy is reflected by the Social Security Act, this book provides a foundation for examining how its social welfare programs are bonded into a major social welfare enterprise. A fresh appraisal of the U.S. social welfare systems evolution and current situation is necessary if the country is going to use efficiently its social welfare resources going forward. Students and scholars of policy and government, as well as public servants, whose work involves the real-life implications of the Social Security Act, will find this sweeping yet detailed overview an indispensable aid. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The future of the United States social welfare commitments, including retirement and disability payments, unemployment insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, and the State Child Health Insurance Program, poses urgent questions as social and demographic change in the country accelerates. Yet even many social welfare policy experts fail to grasp the sheer size and intricacy of the Social Security Act, which governs those commitments, and the resulting complexity of anyreform efforts. In this outstanding guide to the Acts programs and policies, along with the context that shaped them, Andrew Dobelstein takes readers step by step through their maze, providing the kindof comprehensive view of the U.S. social welfare system that is essential for any would-be reformers to master. Since being signed into law in 1935, the Social Security Act has institutionalized the countrys social welfare undertakings into a massive package administered by a sprawling federal agency and state-level organizations that must implement its programs. Dobelstein provides the first complete guide to every entitlement authorized by the Social Security Act,drawing on his 38 years of research, teaching, and community service to explain in accessible, straightforward writing the origins, development, and ins and outs of their practical administration. Byshowing how the United States unique social welfare philosophy is reflected by the Social Security Act, this book provides a foundation for examining how its social welfare programs are bonded into a major social welfare enterprise. A fresh appraisal of the U.S. social welfare systems evolution and current situation is necessary if the country is going to use efficiently its social welfare resources going forward. Students and scholars of policy and government, as wellas public servants, whose work involves the real-life implications of the Social Security Act, will find this sweeping yet detailed overview an indispensable aid. Author Biography Andrew W. Dobelstein, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Table of Contents Part I: The Social Security Act in Perspective1: The Social Security Act in PerspectivePart II: The Social Insurances2: Title II: The program structure of Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance3: Title II: The policy structure of Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance4: Title III: Unemployment InsurancePart III: The Assistance Programs5: Title XVI: Supplemental Security Income6: Title IV: Whos taking care of the childrenPart IV: Health7: Title XVIII: Medicare8: Titles XIX and XXI: Medicaid and the State Child Health Insurance ProgramPart V: The Social Services9: Title XX: Social Service10: The Social Security Act for Americas Twenty-First Century Promotional This book provides complete and up-to-date information about the specific programs administered under each of the 21 titles of the Social Security Act. Long Description The future of the United States social welfare commitments, including retirement and disability payments, unemployment insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, and the State Child Health Insurance Program, poses urgent questions as social and demographic change in the country accelerates. Yet even many social welfare policy experts fail to grasp the sheer size and intricacy of the Social Security Act, which governs those commitments, and the resulting complexity of anyreform efforts. In this outstanding guide to the Acts programs and policies, along with the context that shaped them, Andrew Dobelstein takes readers step by step through their maze, providing the kind of comprehensive view of the U.S. social welfare system that is essential for any would-be reformersto master. Since being signed into law in 1935, the Social Security Act has institutionalized the countrys social welfare undertakings into a massive package administered by a sprawling federal agency and state-level organizations that must implement its programs. Dobelstein provides the first complete guide to every entitlement authorized by the Social Security Act, drawing on his 38 years of research, teaching, and community service to explain in accessible,straightforward writing the origins, development, and ins and outs of their practical administration. By showing how the United States unique social welfare philosophy is reflected by the Social Security Act, this book provides a foundation for examining how its social welfare programs are bonded into a majorsocial welfare enterprise. A fresh appraisal of the U.S. social welfare systems evolution and current situation is necessary if the country is going to use efficiently its social welfare resources going forward. Students and scholars of policy and government, as well as public servants, whose work involves the real-life implications of the Social Security Act, will find this sweeping yet detailed overview an indispensable aid. Feature Selling point: Offers a complete review of all the major social welfare programs administered under the 21 Titles of the Social Security Act.Selling point: Includes a through discussion of the policy objectives of Americas most visible social welfare programs, including: BL Social Security (retirement) BL Unemployment Insurance BL Medicare BL Medicaid BL Supplemental Security Income BL Social Services. 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ISBN-13: 9780195366891
Book Title: Understanding the Social Security Act
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Understanding the Social Security Act: The Foundation of Social Welfare for America in the Twenty-First Century
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Publication Year: 2009
Subject: Social Issues, Services & Welfare
Item Height: 230 mm
Item Weight: 524 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Andrew Dobelstein
Subject Area: Social Work, Social Services
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Format: Paperback