The Welfare State and Social Work: Pursuing Social JusticeSAGE, 2007 - 439 páginas The Welfare State and Social Work: Pursuing Social Justice critically assesses the historical, sociopolitical, and economic factors that have influenced social work policy and practice in the United States. By viewing social welfare and social work in light of principles of social justice, author Josefina Figueira-McDonough offers a fresh perspective of their interplay and how this interaction affects policy practice. |
Contenido
Making Sense of Social Justice | 1 |
Critical Commentary | 10 |
Gilbert on Balanced Reform From Within | 19 |
Understanding Social Justice in Liberal Democracies | 31 |
Evaluating Distributive Justice in the United States | 63 |
Suggestions for Exercises | 81 |
Interpreting Welfare in | 89 |
The Ambiguous Ancestry of Welfare and Social | 113 |
Welfare Through the Color Lens | 221 |
Suggestions for Exercises | 240 |
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesII | 267 |
Social Insurance and the Push Toward Privatization | 281 |
Suggestions for Exercises | 300 |
The Future of Welfare in Postindustrial Societies | 319 |
Suggestions for Exercises | 328 |
Policy Practice | 347 |
From the Aftermath of World War II to the Great Society | 133 |
The Weakening of the Welfare State Gains Speed | 155 |
The End of the Millennium and the Demise | 179 |
Suggestions for Exercises | 193 |
Suggestions for Exercises | 375 |
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About the Author 439 | |
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The Welfare State and Social Work: Pursuing Social Justice Josefina Figueira-McDonough Sin vista previa disponible - 2007 |
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