Social Policy Analysis

Social policy affects our lives daily, things such as welfare and social security have helped millions of people in poverty by providing a way to get basic necessities. However, social policy is not just created overnight it has to go through many steps before it is released into the public. Step one, problem recognition, attention is drawn to an existing problem such as, the impact of the recession on the jobless and the poor (American politics today 4th edition pg.607). Step two, agenda setting, public awareness of the problem increases as the media, relevant interest groups, and political leaders talk about it and the problem becomes priority for the government (American politics today 4th edition pg.607). Step three, deliberation and …show more content…
Step six, evaluation, policy analysts, inside and outside government, determine if the policy is working as intended (American politics today 4th edition pg.607). Step seven, possible modification or termination of policy, based on the evaluations and public reaction to the policy, political leaders tweak the law to improve it, expand it if it is working well or sometimes repeal the law (American politics today 4th edition pg.607). These steps are used whenever a social policy is formed such as social security which was formed because the elderly were living in poverty and it got worse during the great depression which brought it to the attention of Franklin Roosevelt and he put it in the new deal, it was passed by congress and signed by the president in 1935 and implemented by the social security administration (American politics today 4th edition pg.608). Social security has been evaluated, modified, and expanded several times since it was created (American politics today 4th edition