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This textbook offers an introduction to the issues, historical influences, trends, methods, and ongoing conflicts surrounding American social welfare. Chapters concentrate on the role of the socio-economic structure, social values, program features, clients, economic security, quality of life programs, nonprofit and private organizations, social work as a profession, and alternative programs. Dolgoff teaches at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. Feldstein is affiliated with the Council of Jewish Federations. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Understanding Social Welfare introduces readers to the issues, historical influences, trends, methods of operation, and unresolved conflicts of American social welfare. This well-organized, comprehensive, and scholarly book is accessible to social workers and helps them acquire the basic tools for understanding, analyzing, and evaluating social welfare policies and programs. The book focuses on the impact of social structure on people's lives, emphasizing the current concerns of a diverse client population, and incorporating the latest social welfare legislation. For those involved with social welfare and policy.
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