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
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... became the property of intellectuals and professionals . In the wake of depression , it became clear to more and more Americans that laissez - faire and small business no longer characterized their economy . The era of small business ...
... became obvious , and amendments to the act made specific provision for inclusion . Community legal ser- vices ... became a substantial force for change . Crosscurrents of opinion in regard to social welfare became sharper as Con- gress ...
... became increasingly willing to enact restrictions on reproductive services . The Webster decision , announced by the Court in 1989 , provided an equivocal reassertion of Roe v . Wade . The Court agreed that the right to abortion was ...