The American welfare state has evolved in historical stages. Key policies developed out of the Colonial Period, Gilded Age, The Progressive Era, The Great Depression, The Great Society, and the...

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WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT
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1.    State and compare the enactments of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society reforms and President Nixon's domestic reforms.    3
2.    Identify the significant ways each of these Presidents' reforms change the engagement of human service professionals in their work with vulnerable populations?    4
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1. State and compare the enactments of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society reforms and President Nixon's domestic reforms.
President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society reforms and President Nixon's domestic reforms were both significant in terms of their impact on the American welfare state, but they represented fundamentally different approaches to addressing the needs of vulnerable populations. The Great Society reforms, which were implemented in the 1960s, were characterized by an expansive vision of the federal government's role in providing social welfare services. Johnson's administration sought to address a broad range of issues, from poverty and education to healthcare and civil rights (Robinson, 2020). Key components of the Great Society included the War on Poverty, which aimed to reduce poverty rates through a range of measures, including job training, education, and income support; the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; and the Medicare and Medicaid programs, which provided healthcare coverage for millions of Americans.
Nixon's domestic reforms, which were implemented in the 1970s, were characterized by a more limited vision of the federal government's role in social welfare provision. Nixon sought to shift the focus of federal social welfare policy away from direct cash transfers and towards a greater emphasis on work and self-sufficiency (Welborn & Burkhead, 2021). Key components of Nixon's reforms included the Family Assistance Plan, which would have replaced the existing welfare system with a guaranteed income for all Americans; the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, which provided job...