Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter students should be able to:

Define what "social welfare state" means.

Identify what the American poverty line entails.

Outline the development periods for America's welfare state.

Explain the major thrust of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act.

Identify what "entitlement" means.

Differentiate between social insurance and public assistance programs.

Explain what a transfer payment is.

Differentiate between the concepts of negative government and positive government.

Explain Americans' attitudes towards equality of opportunity as applied to social welfare policy.

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