Problem
Summarize chapter two of Michael Reisch Social Policy and Social Justice (4 th Edition) "US: Social Policyand Social Welfare: A Critical Historical Overview" and answer the following questions:
A. How have social policies in the United States reflected the contradictory impulses of aiding and stigmatizing individuals in need?
B. In what ways have economic, social, and cultural changes influenced the direction of social policy in U.S. history?
C. What have been the various explanations for poverty in U.S. history? How have these explanations changed, and how do past and current social policies reflect them?
D. What obstacles to the expansion of social welfare provision exist in the United States today? What are the sources of these obstacles, and how might we overcome them?
E. What are the main differences between charitable and social justice perspectives on social policy and social welfare?
F. How have social policies reflected these differences throughout U.S. history? What policies reflect these differences today?
Reference: Reich Michael (ED), Chapter 2, pp 55-116, U.S Social Policy in a Turbulent Environment.