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Social work, social welfare, and American society / Philip R. Popple, Leslie Leighninger.
LIBRA HV91 .P68 2002
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Popple, Philip R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public welfare--United States.
- Public welfare.
- United States.
- Social welfare--United States.
- Social welfare.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 632 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston ; London : Allyn and Bacon, [2002]
- Summary:
- B>" Written by two of the best-known authors in social work today, this book discusses the values, ethics, and knowledge needed by social workers. In addition, this book provides a political perspective on social welfare, with definitions of liberal, conservative, and radical positions, to help readers better appreciate the political context of social welfare programs. Provides readers with strong coverage of diversity issues, and gives readers a broad view of how diversity issues affect all of us, our clients, and our profession. The author includes three comprehensive chapters on poverty, covering theory, economics, and past and present anti-poverty programs. "Social Work Destinations" featured throughout the book direct readers to museums and sites related to social welfare issues, such as Hull House, the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, and the Museum of African American History. Social Workers, and those interested in the Social Welfare System.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Competing Perspectives on Social Welfare 1
- Chapter 2 Social Welfare: Basic Concepts 25
- Chapter 3 Social Work As a Profession 58
- Chapter 4 Generalist Social Work Practice 104
- Chapter 5 Responses to Human Diversity 132
- Chapter 6 Religion and Social Work 177
- Chapter 7 Poverty: The Central Concept 212
- Chapter 8 The Nature and Causes of Poverty 245
- Chapter 9 The Development of Antipoverty Programs 282
- Chapter 10 Child Welfare 315
- Chapter 11 Crime and Criminal Justice 362
- Chapter 12 Health Care 410
- Chapter 13 Mental Health and Developmental Disability 455
- Chapter 14 Housing, Homelessness, and Community Development / Robert D. Leighninger Jr. 512
- Chapter 15 Aging 568
- Chapter 16 Developing Your Own Perspective on Social Welfare 611.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0205335195
- OCLC:
- 47183626
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