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About the Book

This e-textbook is an interactive resource that provides students with advocacy skills, tools, vital history and knowledge, and practical examples of application related to social policy. The text uses both a strength-based and social justice anti-oppressive framework. This e-textbook begins with fundamental concepts such as social policy development, social and economic inequality, and the government’s role in social policy. Within the text, readers will find highlights of social movements, skills utilized during those movements to advance social justice,  and unsung heroes of those movements. This text has a beginning, but the end is yet unwritten. Readers will find this text to be a student focused, engaging, and a user-friendly resource. 

Usage

Please note that this book is available for use by any West Chester University (WCU) faculty member or student, but should not be distributed to anyone outside of WCU. The Teaching and Learning Center keeps usage statistics on all books created by the eTextbook Initiative, so any faculty member who plans to use one or more of these books in their WCU course(s) will need to complete a short usage survey.

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Downloads

If using an Apple device, we recommend downloading the ePub file in order to read via Apple Books, but if using a Windows or Android device, we recommend downloading the PDF file for easier use. For assistance and more information please reference our student support guidelines, found under Student Support.

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Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Strengths-Based Social Policy
• Chapter 2: The Government’s Role in Social Policy: Economic & Political Contexts
• Chapter 3: Individual, Group, And Organizational Strategies for Change
• Chapter 4: Children, Families and Social Policy
• Chapter 5: Gender and Sexuality
• Chapter 6: Disability Rights Movement:  “Nothing about us without us”
• Chapter 7: Mental Health Policy
• Chapter 8: Immigration
• Chapter 9: From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matters Movement 

Information

General

• Publication Year: 2024
• Edition: First

Recommended Citations

• MLA: Radis, Brie; Vazquez, Ebonnie; Wysor Nguema, Susan. Social Change = Movements + Policy + Advocacy. First, West Chester University, 2024.
• APA: Radis, B.; Vazquez, E.; Wysor Nguema, S. (2024). Social Change = Movements + Policy + Advocacy (First). West Chester University.
• Chicago: Radis, Brie; Vazquez, Ebonnie; Wysor Nguema, Susan. Social Change = Movements + Policy + Advocacy. First. West Chester University, 2024.

License

• Copyright © 2024, Brie Radis, Ebonnie Vazquez, Susan Wysor Nguema, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, All rights reserved.