Social Policy and Health Care Reform in China

2016 ◽  
pp. 295-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Åke BLOMQVIST
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Health Care Reform

scholarly journals Health Care Reform—A Historic Moment in US Social Policy

JAMA ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 303 (24) ◽  
pp. 2521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elenora E. Connors
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Health Care Reform

The Gospel of Reform: The Social Gospel and Health Care Reform Attitudes

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 364-395
Author(s):  
Eric L. McDaniel ◽  
Kenneth M. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Health Care Reform ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Social Gospel ◽  
Social Safety Net ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social

AbstractMost research on the social gospel, a religious interpretation that obliges people to care for the less fortunate and correct social inequalities, has focused on elite rhetoric. However, it is not clear the extent to which members of the public also adhere to this socioreligious philosophy. The moralistic tone of the 2010 health care reform debate has led many to argue that there is a revival of the social gospel. To what extent has this debate gained traction among citizens writ large? Which individuals will be most likely to be influenced by elite discourse that draws social gospel? Using two unique surveys and an experiment, we demonstrate that Social Gospel adherents have distinctive political attitudes. Specifically, they are more attentive to social policy issues and are more supportive of expanding the social safety net. Second, we demonstrate that elite rhetoric that draws from the Social Gospel tradition can influence policy preferences.

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