Study 1

Axinn & Stern Text
Review Chapter 8, pages 265-300, and read Chapter 9, pages 301-344, in the Axinn & Stern text: By the end of the 20th century, Americans were demanding that welfare payments to the poor be reduced and that welfare recipients be forced off the rolls.

Discussion 1

Predicting Change

Choose an element of social welfare policy (perhaps the one you are working on for your project). Predict the direction this particular social policy might take. Enhance your prediction by grounding it in historical trends which seem to mirror the present trend.

Resources
Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.

Discussion 2

Write Your Position

In this discussion, you are asked to write a position paper on welfare policy (perhaps the one you are working on for your project) for a local political action group. In addition to the group''s position, ensure that you analyze the historical trends which give life to this position.

This explanation must be concrete as well as historical, and must make use of scholarly resources to back claims.