Social work, social welfare, and American society / Philip R. Pop ple, Leslie Leighninger.
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TextPublication details: Boston : Allyn & Bacon/Pearson, c2008.Edition: 7th edDescription: xxix, 608 p. : ill. (some col.); 26 cmISBN: - 9780205520961 (alk. paper)
- 0205520960 (alk. paper)
- 361.973 22
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Competing perspectives on social welfare -- Social welfare : basic c oncepts -- Social work as a profession -- Generalist social work practi ce -- Responses to human diversity -- Religion and social work -- Pover ty : the central concept -- The nature and causes of poverty -- The dev elopment of antipoverty programs -- Child welfare -- Crime and criminal justice -- Health care -- Mental health and developmental disability - - Housing, homelessness, and community development -- Aging -- Developi ng your own perspective on social welfare.
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