Written in clear, lively prose by one of the foremost scholars of social welfare, this book analyzes the evolution of the American welfare state from colonial times to the present placing social policy in its political, cultural, andsocietal context. Part of the BROOKS/COLE EMPOWERMENT SERIES, this 7th edition integrates the core competencies and practice behaviors outlined in the 2008Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). INDICE: 1. The Symbiotic and Uneasy Relationship: Clients, Social Workers and the Welfare State. 2. Making the American Welfare State More Humane, Past,Present, and Future. 3. Fashioning a New Society in the Wilderness. 4. SocialWelfare Policy in the 19th Century: 1789-1902. 5. Social Reform in the Progressive Era. 6. Social Policy to Address the Worst Economic Catastrophe in U.S. History. 7. The Era of Federal Social Services: The New Frontier and the GreatSociety. 8. The Paradoxical Era. 9. The Conservative Counterrevolution in theEra of Reagan and Bush Sr. 10. Reluctance Illustrated: Policy Uncertainty during the Clinton Administration. 11. Bush's Quest for Realignment. 12. Could President Barack Obama Reverse the Cycle of History? 13. Why Has the American Welfare State Been Reluctant--And What Can We Do about It? 14. Using Knowledge of the Evolution of the American Welfare State to Improve Your Professional Practice.
- ISBN: 978-0-8400-3441-0
- Editorial: Wadsworth
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 640
- Fecha Publicación: 16/03/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés