The welfare state and social work : pursuing social justice / Josefina Figueira-McDonough.
By: Figueira-McDonough, Josefina
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TextLanguage: English Publisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2007Description: xvi, 439 p ; 26 cmISBN: 0761930248Subject(s): Social justice -- United States | Human services -- United States | Welfare state -- United StatesDDC classification: 361.973 LOC classification: HM671 .F54 2007Online resources: WorldCat details | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references
Table of contents 1. Justice as a value in social work --
2. Understanding social justice in liberal democracies --
3. Evaluating distributive justice in the United States --
4. fragile roots of welfare in the United States : from colony to the gilded era --
5. ambiguous ancestry of welfare and social work, 1900-1950 --
6. From the aftermath of World War II to the great society --
7. weakening of the welfare state gains speed --
8. end of the millennium and the demise of entitlement to public assistance --
9. Women and the welfare state --
10. Welfare through the color lens --
11. Temporary assistance for needy families --
I --
12. Temporary assistance for needy families --
II --
13. Social insurance and the push toward privatization --
14. Types of welfare states, different outcomes, and future needs --
15. future of welfare in postindustrial societies --
16. Framing policy practice --
17. Policy practice.
Summary:
An assessment of the historical, sociopolitical, and economic factors that have influenced social work policy and practice in the United States.
Development Studies
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