Moral Authority, Ideology, And The Future Of American Social Welfare

Andrew Dobelstein is professor of social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

• The Challenges of Welfare in America Today -- Family and Religious Values in Welfare Ethics -- Transforming Ideology into Welfare -- Welfare's Political Framework -- The Evolution of America's Present-Day Welfare Policies and Programs -- American Ideologies: Liberalism, Its Limitations and Potential -- American Ideologies: Capitalism, Economics Without Ethics -- American Ideologies: Positivism, the Belief System of Social Science -- A New Paradigm for American Social Welfare