SOC 320 Week 3 Journal Recent Essay

Reflections on Federal Welfare Policy. For your journal entry, you will explore aspects of your personal experience and/or beliefs regarding significant public policies and what you have learned in your readings. As you reflect, please address the following questions:
There are several federal welfare programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Section 8 Housing Assistance, Food Stamps, Medicaid, among others. Pick two of these policies and describe:
What social problem they are intended to address
What population they serve
Assess the strengths and any issues of each program.
For each program, do you think it is working well? If so, why? If not, what alternative program would you recommend to address the same social issue?
What were your thoughts about federal welcome programs prior to reading this week’s reading assignment?
How has your perspective been either reinforced or changed now that you are more informed?If not, what alternative program would you recommend to address the same social issue?

Thesis and Outline of Final Paper.

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This assignment is to be a thorough outline, including components as detailed below, of your Final Paper.

Your Final Paper is to be a comprehensive research study on one of the following public policy topics:
Environmental Concerns
Immigration
Health Care
Primary and Secondary Public Education
Social Security
Welfare
Your outline of the topic will include:

The scope and nature of the public policy problem.

How the problem came to public and political awareness.

The evolution of related public policy.

Level of government and the actors involved.

The intergovernmental structure and political concerns.

Conflicting public opinion and impact on policy solutions.

The approaches to policy formulation, adoption, and evaluation.

The suggested policy direction (continuation, change or termination) and future impact.

Social Security. Public surveys, such as this Gallup Poll, indicate that the majority of younger Americans think that Social Security is a “dead program.” Please review the required resources for this week and address the following:
In your informed opinion, why do so many young people have such a dim view?
What are at least two ways that the existing Social Security program could be altered to make it sustainable long in to the future?
What are some alternatives to the program as it is now? Should alternatives be considered? Why or why not?