Essay questions

• Ch11. Name and describe the major public assistance programs in U.S. social welfare policy.
• Ch.11: Discuss two of the myths that underlie the discussion surrounding public assistance.
• Ch.11: Using information from class and the text, argue for or against the following statement regarding public assistance: "It is easy to get on public assistance and too many undeserving people are receiving benefits."
• Ch.11: Do TANF benefits influence decisions relating to family composition by encouraging women to head their own households? Why or why not?
• Ch.11: Discuss the evolution of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, mentioning key dates in its development.
• Ch.12: What are the major components of medical services in the United States?
• Ch.12: Describe Medicare in its entirety.
• Ch.12: Describe Medicaid in its entirety.
• Ch.12: What is the health care crisis in the US? What are the arguments being proposed? Explain. Be as comprehensive as possible.
• Ch.12: What are your recommendations to address the health care crisis in the US? Why? Explain.
• Ch.13: What did passage of the Mental Health Parity Act establish for the mentally ill? Explain the consequences of the passage of this act for the mentally ill.
• Ch.13: Discuss NIMH's Action for Mental Health. What was proposed? Why? Was this successful? Explain.
• Ch.13: . Programmatically, what were community mental health centers designed to provide?
• Ch.13: How has deinstitutionalization marginalized the mentally ill?
• Ch.13: Discuss in detail and evaluate the incidence of mental illness in the correctional system.
• Ch.14: What are the reasons there was a drop in crime in the late 1990s?
• Ch.14: Discuss the gender and racial trends for incarcerated people.
• Ch.14: What did 1994's Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act do?
• Ch.14: To what does the term "new penology" refer? How is it different from the "old penology"?
• Ch.14: What is community policing? Is it effective? If so, what are the factors contributing to its effectiveness? How can it be improved? What are some alternatives to community policing? What are some of the problems and potential problems associated with this strategy? Explain.
• Ch.15: Why are child welfare services often controversial?
• Ch.15: Explain the beginning of Child Protective Services in the US. What incidents led to this development? What were the societal attitudes that promoted child protection? Discuss.
• Ch.15: How did the Social Security Act of 1935 address child welfare? Discuss.
• Ch.15: Explain the societal and governmental response to same-sex adoptions. What are the ideologies and beliefs behind this response? Discuss.
• Ch.15: What were the four major specifications of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of1974?
• Ch.16: Compare and contrast the four programs in the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act.
• Ch.16: Is there evidence that a crisis in affordable rental housing exists? Cite examples in support of your answer.
• Ch.16: How does the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 tie workforce participation into housing benefits?
• Ch.16: Discuss at least 3 of the historical highlights of housing legislation.
• Ch.16: Have there been attempts to address homelessness? Have these attempts been successful? Name and discuss at least two provisions by the federal government.