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Social work, social welfare, and American society / Philip R. Popple, Leslie Leighninger.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Popple, Philip R.
Contributor:
Leighninger, Leslie.
Hazel M. Hussong Fund.
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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