Social Welfare: A History of the American Response to Need"Social Welfare: A History of the American Response to Need, Sixth Edition" describes and analyzes the ideas that have shaped the history of social welfare from the Colonial Period to the present day. Using original documents from each respective period through the current Bush Administration, this classic text examines the history of events and ideas that have shaped American social welfare policy. Coverage of economic developments, the impact of voluntarism, the impact of privatization helps students to understand the context of social welfare movements and policies, while material on trends in the justice system include the immigration debate New To This Edition
Students, study smarter--not harder--with these grade-boosting supplements from Allyn & Bacon! Instructors, give your students the extraordinary benefits of these study aids by ordering them packaged with this Allyn & Bacon text. Contact your Allyn & Bacon representative for ordering information. The Career Center |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 93
... civil rights leaders . This particular affront loosened the cap that Executive Order 8802 had placed on a well of discontent . To white Americans , the civil rights movement seemed to appear from nowhere , but it was based on years of ...
... civil rights . In the 1970s , successes in extending civil liberties were scored in affirmative action pro- grams and in efforts to replace institutionalization with community - based programs . Judicial decisions required the payment ...
... Civil War , 95 child welfare during Civil War and after , 108-11 farm labor and , 61 government and , 3 institutionalized childcare in pre- Civil War period , 57–61 labor in colonial period , 17 , 19-20 labor reform in early 20th ...