Includes bibliographical references and index.

Social policy processes, issues, and realities --Media and public discourse : their roles in policy-making / Robert Harding and Daphne Jeyapal -- Ideas and social policy / Christopher Walmsley -- Ideals and realities of policy-making processes and structures in Canada / Jennifer Murphy and Juliana West -- Making Canadians richer and poorer : taxation, spending, and budgeting / Tamara Krawchenko -- Social policy for social categories -- Social policy and indigeneity : internal colonization and the Canadian state / Eldon Yellowhorn and Robert Harding -- Race, racialization, and racism : social policy and the making of a white settler society / Daphne Jeyapal -- Women, intersecting oppressions, and social policy in Canada / Marjorie Johnstone and Daphne Jeyapal -- Sexual and gender diversity / Nick J. Mule -- (Dis)ability policy : a tangled web of complexity / Judy E. MacDonald with Sarah Natalie Cooper -- Children and youth policy : building equality or buttressing inequities? / Michele Fairbairn, Susan Strega, and Christopher Walmsley -- Social policy for social issues -- Post-secondary education in Canada : merit, right, or social investment? / Christopher Walmsley, Robert Harding, and Daphne Jeyapal -- Homelessness and housing insecurity : government inaction in the creation of a major crisis / Terry Kading -- Reaching beyond hunger : the right to food and food sovereignty / Nettie Wiebe -- Canadian health-care policy : gaps, inequalities, and solutions / Daniyal Zuberi and Melita Ptashnick -- Justice for whom? The effect of criminalization for marginalized peoples / Juliana West and Jennifer Murphy -- The nationalism, neoliberalism, and securitization of Canadian immigration policy / Daphne Jeyapal -- The role of policy in sustaining or eliminating poverty / Robert Harding -- Conclusion : social policy and the promise of social change / Robert Harding and Daphne Jeyapal.

"Canadian Social Policy for Social Workers demystifies Canadian social policy for social work students by exploring how social policy shapes and regulates our daily lives. The 16 researchers and practitioners demonstrate that the study of social policy is a crucial dimension in all social work practice. The text's focus on the impact of social policy on social categories and specific social issues helps students understand that social policy is "real," tangible, and a window that illuminates the values and approaches to welfare in Canadian society. Drawing on a critical perspective and media discourse analysis, each chapter incorporates case examples, international comparisons, and case studies on social policy change to engage students in the discussion of social policy fields and issues."-- Provided by publisher.