Definitions of Social Welfare Policy; Social Problems and Social Welfare Policy Values, Ideology, and
Social Welfare Policy. The Role of Government in Social Policy. The Political-Economy of Social
Welfare; Researching and Analyzing Social Policies; Case Studies of Specific Social Policy Issues. The
Evolution and General and Public Assistance. Issues in Welfare Reform Welfare, International
Perspectives on the Welfare State and Dynamics of the Welfare State; Planning the Future of the Welfare
State; Future Prospects for Welfare Reform.
