Understanding Social Welfare: A Search for Social Justice - Hardcover

Dolgoff, Ralph; Feldstein, Donald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0205672736 ISBN 13: 9780205672738

Publisher: Pearson, 2008

Synopsis

With its focus on political economy and the search for social justice, this engaging and accessible text helps readers better understand our social welfare system.

 

The new edition reflects the most recent changes in the social welfare system, our national society, and our world, including the impact of the Bush administration's policies on social welfare, the proposals of the Democratic and Republican candidates, and the latest trends, data, and discussions.

About this title

From the Back Cover

This readable, well-organized, comprehensive, and scholarly text is accessible to social work students and helps them learn about, understand, analyze, and evaluate social welfare policies and programs.

The text focuses on the impact of social structure on people’s lives, emphasizing human rights and the search for social justice based on the current concerns of a diverse client population, and incorporating the latest contextual factors and social welfare legislation.

What Reviewers Are Saying

“The approach [of Understanding Social Welfare] is among the best. . . . I would not use another text.”
–George T. Patterson, New York University

“I consider it a great strength that this text incorporates the diversity component throughout the text, which is so essential to the social work curriculum. . . . An awareness of this diversity affords the student a valuable perspective and a broader context to evaluate our own state of social policy.”
–Sheli Bernstein-Goff, West Liberty State College

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Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205672736
• ISBN 13: 9780205672738
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 432