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SSW160/161: Introduction to Social Welfare Policy (Everett, Newdom, Reyome, Ross-Perkins)  Tags: ssw social_welfare_policy summer09 newdom everett ross reyome  

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Task Force Assignment

SSW 160/161 Second Term Assignment Details

Use the Laws & Government Info tab to find legislative histories and more.

A sub-category for Policy Analysis, under this "Social Movements" tab, describes more reference sources.

With the Find Articles & More tab you can search for economic, historical, and political aspects of a social problem.

 

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Assignment Details

A 6-8 page analysis of a social movement is due the 10th class meeting of the first summer term. Identify a social movement that seeks to effect change in a policy....

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Social Work Speaks book coverEncyclopedia of Social Work The Dynamics of Social Welfare Policy, book cover
Browse topics to find an overview & some academic references:

  • Social Work Speaks - NASW
    Call Number: ref HV 88 N118 2006/2009
    Policy Statements, 2006-2009, useful if you'd like to browse policy areas before choosing a movement.

    NOTE: Abstracts from an earlier edition are available online. See the print source for complete information.
  • Encyclopedia of Social Work (4 vols.)
    Call Number: ref HV 35 S6 2008
    Browse for topics, for example: Social Movements, Civil Rights, and search for specific movements.
  • The Dynamics of Social Welfare Policy - Joel Blau with Mimi Abramovitz
    Call Number: RESERVE HV 95 .B595 2007
    See Part I, Chapter 2:
    "Definitions & Functions of Social Welfare Policy"
    (includes list of federal policy areas and programs)
    What is...? (p. 19-29)
    Overview of Programs (p. 39-54)
    Social Movements and Social Change (p. 184-231)

 

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Specialized Reference Sources

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  • Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice - (3 vols.)
    Call Number: ref HM 671 .E53 2007
    Subjects covered include social, health, and welfare rights; civil and human rights, etc. Web version with links on trial though June 30.
  • Encyclopedia of American Social Movements - (4 vols.)
    Call Number: ref HN 57 .E594 2004
    See Selected Table of Contents for examples of social movements.
  • Blackwell Companion to Social Movements
    Chapters covering several major social movements, and others on theory.
  • American Settlement Houses and Progressive Social Reform: - An Encyclopedia of the American Settlement Movement
    Call Number: ref HV 4194 .B37 1999
  • Encyclopedia of Civil Rights in America
    Call Number: ref E 185.61 .E544 1998
  • Encyclopedia of Disability - (5 vols.)
    Call Number: ref HV 1568 .E528 2006
  • Historical Encyclopedia of American Labor - (2 vols.)
    Call Number: ref HD 8066 .H57 2004
  • LGBT: Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in America
    Call Number: ref HQ 76.3.U5 E53 2004
  • The Women's Movement: References and Resources
    Call Number: ref HQ 1236.5.U6 R93 1996
 

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