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Social work, social welfare, and American society / Philip R. Popple, Leslie Leighninger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Popple, Philip R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public welfare--United States.
- Public welfare.
- United States.
- Social service--United States.
- Social service.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 28, 664 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm cm
- Edition:
- Sixth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Pearson/A & B, 2005.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Competing Perspectives on Social Welfare 1
- Chapter 2 Social Welfare: Basic Concepts 29
- Chapter 3 Social Work as a Profession 65
- Chapter 4 Generalist Social Work Practice 114
- Chapter 5 Responses to Human Diversity 142
- Chapter 6 Religion and Social Work 190
- Chapter 7 Poverty: The Central Concept 226
- Chapter 8 The Nature and Causes of Poverty 260
- Chapter 9 The Development of Antipoverty Programs 300
- Chapter 10 Child Welfare 337
- Chapter 11 Crime and Criminal Justice 386
- Chapter 12 Health Care 436
- Chapter 13 Mental Health and Developmental Disability 483
- Chapter 14 Housing, Homelessness, and Community Development / Robert D. Leighninger, Jr. 542
- Chapter 15 Aging 597
- Chapter 16 Developing Your Own Perspective on Social Welfare 640.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0205401813
- 9780205401819
- OCLC:
- 56198580
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