Social work, social welfare, and American society - Popple, Philip R.; Leighninger, Leslie (Boston : Allyn & Bacon/Pearson, 2008)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Public welfare -- United States; Social service