Social Class and Social Policy. Second Printing.

Miller, S. M. and Frank Riessman.:

Published by New York and London, Basic Books. 1968.

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Gr. 8°. XIV, 302 Seiten. Originalleinen mit Umschlag. Auf einigen Seiten Bleistiftunterstreichungen. Umschlag berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar. - In this wide-ranging yet unusually concrete book, two eminent social scientists draw upon more than twenty years of active involvement in education, mental health, and community action programs to present an imaginative and realistic approach to the problems of the nation's poor. Without either romanticizing or condemning, they concentrate on what social science actually knows about the outlook and behavior of the poor, what it needs to know, and how such knowledge can - and indeed must -be used if we are to have programs that come to grips with the real needs of the poor. Too often, the authors maintain, our various poverty programs have tended to emphasize the "pathology" and "non-adaptiveness" of the poor while ignoring their positive characteristics. The result has been programs that have sought to change presumably disturbed and deprived individuals so that they could adapt to institutions that were inadequate to begin with. But, as the authors demonstrate in their detailed discussions of education, mental health, community, and poverty programs, time and time again it has been the poor whose needs and demands have been the catalyst in bringing about major improvements. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

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• Title: Social Class and Social Policy. Second Printing.
• Publisher: New York and London, Basic Books. 1968.
• Language: English
• Condition: Wie neu
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 550 grams
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