SW 307 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Of 2009, Jim Crow Laws, Voting Rights Act Of 1965
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Chapter 14: policy practice and the impact of social welfare policy. The reduction of discriminatory practices in this country is in large part due to changes in social welfare policy (swp) When social workers strive to meet the mission of their profession, they are able to do so because of the power of swp to effect social change. The u. s. constitution was the first swp document that addressed public involvement in improving people"s lives: serves as the foundation of all legal discussions and decisions related to social well-being. The u. s. government has enacted policies that have both promoted and prohibited racism, sexism, ethnocentrism, homophobia, and classism. Some policies have been more effective in bringing about change than others. Addressing racial discrimination: abolition of slavery, 13th amendment, civil rights act of 1964, voting rights act of 1965, affirmative action, however, jim crow laws were legally sanctioned forms of racial oppression and discrimination.