Book Title: Social Welfare Policy History
Edited by Stephanie Saulnier
Book Description: This exploration of social work and social welfare policy history in the United States explores how economic shifts, moral frameworks, and political movements have shaped the support systems we rely on today. Beginning with foundational concepts like vulnerable populations and social problems, the book covers the fiscal undercurrents of policy making and then addresses America’s key historical turning points: the upheaval of industrialization, the momentum of the Progressive Era, the crises of the Great Depression and war years, the transformative civil rights movement, and the evolving role of healthcare. Chapters address the practical aspects of policy development from taxation and budgeting to landmark legislation like the Social Security Act while also examining personal and societal values that propelled change.
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Book Description
This exploration of social work and social welfare policy history in the United States explores how economic shifts, moral frameworks, and political movements have shaped the support systems we rely on today. Beginning with foundational concepts like vulnerable populations and social problems, the book covers the fiscal undercurrents of policy making and then addresses America’s key historical turning points: the upheaval of industrialization, the momentum of the Progressive Era, the crises of the Great Depression and war years, the transformative civil rights movement, and the evolving role of healthcare.
Chapters address the practical aspects of policy development from taxation and budgeting to landmark legislation like the Social Security Act while also examining personal and societal values that propelled change.
Recommended Citation:
Saulnier, S. A., Edwards, B. & Nelson, J. (2025). Social Welfare Policy History in the United States. Press Books. https://saalck.pressbooks.pub/social-welfare-policy/wp-admin/admin.php?page=book_dashboard
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Social Welfare Policy History Copyright © 2025 by Stephanie Saulnier is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Society and Social Sciences
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Social Welfare Policy History Copyright © 2025 by Stephanie Saulnier is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Social Welfare Policy History is licensed under a 2025 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.