Social work, social welfare, and American society
By: Philip R. Popple, Leslie Leighninger.
Contributors: Leighninger, Leslie.
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon/Pearson
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9780205520961
Subjects: Public welfare -- United States; Social service -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Competing perspectives on social welfare; title: Social welfare : basic concepts; title: Social work as a profession; title: Generalist social work practice; title: Responses to human diversity; title: Religion and social work; title: Poverty : the central concept; title: The nature and causes of poverty; title: The development of antipoverty programs; title: Child welfare; title: Crime and criminal justice; title: Health care; title: Mental health and developmental disability; title: Housing, homelessness, and community development; title: Aging; title: Developing your own perspective on social welfare.