02854ahm a2200169 a 4500020001800000020001500018050001700033100002300050110002000073245010900093250001200202260004500214300002200259500002400281505235500305700002402660  a9780205337453  a0205337457  aHN59.2b.C66  aHoward Jacob Karge  a James Midgley,  aControversial issues in social policy/ 	cHoward Jacob Karger, James Midgley, C. Brené Brown, editors.  a2nd ed.  aBoston u.a. : bAllyn and Bacon, c2003.  aXI, 282 S.c23cm.  aPrevious ed.: 1994.  aPreface. I. SOCIAL POLICY AND THE AMERICAN WELFARE STATE. 1. Is the American Welfare State Compatible with the Market Economy? YES: James Midgley.NO: Howard Jacob Karger.2. Should the Federal Government Support/Fund Sectarian Social Service Agencies? YES: Jon Meyer.NO: Stephen Arch Erich.3. Should Social Services Be Privatized? YES: David Stoesz.NO: Ira C. Colby.II. POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL POLICY. 4. Is Legislation for Lesbian and Gay Rights Necessary? YES: Marion Wagner & Rebecca Van Voorhis.NO: John F. Longres.5. Are Governmental Policies Solving the Problem of Homelessness? YES: Larry W. Kreuger, John Q. Hodges and Debi L. Word.NO: John J. Stretch.6. Can Welfare-to-Work Programs Significantly Reduce Poverty Levels? YES: Sandra K. Danziger.NO: Eileen Trzcinski and Deborah Satyanathan.7. Can an Asset-Based Welfare Policy Really Help the Poor? YES: Michael Sherraden.NO: James Midgley.8. Are Affirmative Action Policies Increasing Equality in the Labor Market? YES: Ann Rosegrant Alvarez.NO: Sally C. Pipes.9. Is Privatizing Social Security Good for Women? YES: William W. Beach.NO: Patricia Ireland.10. Do We Need a Governmental-Based National Healthcare Policy? YES: Dawn McCarty and Rick Altemose.NO: Robert E. Moffit.11. Has the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Gone Too Far? YES: Howard Jacob Karger.NO: John C. Bricout.12. Has the War on Drugs Been Effective? YES: The Office of National Drug Policy.NO: Susan P. Robbins.III. ISSUES IN SOCIAL SERVICE POLICY. 13. Is Outpatient Commitment a Step Forward for Mental Health Clients? YES: E. Fuller Torrey and Mary Zdanowicz.NO: Kia J. Bentley and Melissa Floyd Taylor.14. Is Managed Care Containing Costs and Improving Access to Quality Health Care? YES: Richard I. Smith and Kristin Stewart.NO: Heather Kannenburg.15. Should Transracial Adoptions Be Allowed? YES: Elizabeth Bartholet.NO: Leslie Doty Hollingsworth.16. Should Gays and Lesbians Be Allowed to Adopt? YES: Stephen Arch Erich.NO: Martha Ringwald.IV. SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL POLICY. 17. Should Abortion Rights Be an Accepted Social Work Value? YES: John T. Pardeck.NO: Roland Meinert.18. Should Faith-Based Social Work Programs Be Required to Comply with Nondiscrimination Standards if They Violate the Beliefs of Those Institutions? YES: Karen Gerdes and Elizabeth Segal.NO: Lawrence E. Ressler.  a C. Brené Brown,