Policy studies

The appeal of cross-national studies is that they allow for comparison of broad structural and cultural components that would not be present or varied on a national or local level. Researchers evaluate the influence of economic development, organizational structure of schools, and government policy to identify the influence of structural factors. The cross-national perspective focuses highly on societal structure…

What are the key elements of Rational Choice Theory? • Beeson and Firth (1998) ‘Neoliberalism as a political rationality: Australian public policy since the 1980’s’, Journal of Sociology, Vol 34. Pp 215-231 In Beeson and Firth’s article, I gain a further insight into the conception of liberalism and the implementation of rational choice theory, specifically focusing on economic gain and wealth. The authors thoroughly researched the introduction of liberalism in the 1900’s and the resurgence…

A third group of personnel who would benefit would be those individuals responsible for providing group treatment programs. As the overcrowding situation is lessened, there would be the opportunity for larger meeting spaces, hopefully resulting in a potential rise in group participation rates. If an alternative to incarceration proves viable, perhaps these services could be offered to those populations outside of the grounds of the prison and would help to give the individuals the social context…

2. Define and explain three models of social policy. Identify two policy process frameworks and explain what policy change is, and what factors impact policy development? What are the six policy tasks in the policy development process? Social policy is defined as a course of action or inaction chosen by public authorities to address an issue that deals with human health, safety, or well-being; public authorities can include, but are not limited to, those who work directly with service users,…

strategies and specific policy measures of health care reform, and all team members come from public sectors related to health and finance (Zheng et al 2010). One year…

these visits during less crowded visitation times such as evenings and weekends. However, as our hospital becomes more patient centered, and the requests quite possibly become more frequent, the need for an official policy on pet visitation becomes more apparent. A pet visitation policy is intended to benefit the patient in many ways. First of all, pets have been shown to improve their owner’s cardiovascular health, reduce stress, reduce pain and provide comfort. The American Heart…

Air Pollution in New Zealand The policy domain that I have chosen to focus my assignment on is health. The longstanding issue that I will focus my assignment on is that of air pollution from particulate matter in the residential sector. Particulate matter is very, very small particles that come from combustion of certain materials, such as burning fossil fuels, running automobiles and operating factories . These particles are very hazardous to human health, when we breathe in these particles…

specific virtues. Secondly, ethics refers to the study and development of one's ethical…

1) From the case study, provide one example of each of the forms that public policies can take: laws, rules or regulations, other implementation decisions, and judicial decisions. Law: Social Security Amendment of 1965 is a public law 89-96. It was created to aid senior citizens with health insurance (Medicare) and to provide health care to indigent population and disabled (Medicaid). Rules/Regulations: Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbid all racial, color, and national origin…

As we look at the number and the decline of inner cities productivity, specifically speaking in Chicago, you can’t help but ask the question how can these racialized disparities, that have been grandfathered into policies, procedures and implementation be addressed, or at least a formulation of procedure that can level the playing field that reflects the evolutionary legal framework to meet the diverse economic resource development needs of many different cultures and ethnicities, as well as the…