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Social welfare : a history of the American response to need
- Author
- Stern, Mark J., author.
- Title
- Social welfare : a history of the American response to need / Mark J. Stern, University of Pennsylvania, June Axinn, late of University of Pennsylvania.
- Format
- Book
- Edition
- Ninth edition.
- Published
- NY, NY : Pearson, [2018] ©2018
- Description
- x, 356 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Other contributors
- Axinn, June, author.
- Uniform series
- Merrill social work and human services series.
- Notes
- June Axinn's name appeared as the first author in the earlier eds. Revised edition of Social welfare, c2012. Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- Introduction: how to think about social welfare's past (and present)
- The colonial period: 1647-1776
- The pre-Civil War period: 1777-1860
- The Civil War and after: 1860-1900
- Progress and reform: 1900-1930
- The Depression and the New Deal: 1930-1940
- War and prosperity: 1940-1968
- Conservative resurgence and social change: 1968-1992
- Social welfare and the information society: 1992-2016
- Notes
- Credits
- Index.
- Summary
- "Social Welfare: A History of the American Response to Need enables students to place current issues of social concern in their historical contexts. It examines the comprehensive history of social welfare from the 18th century to the present, while exploring the ideas–as well as the economic and political forces–that have shaped policy development. Using numerous original documents to provide a clearer picture of historical periods, the authors show how social conditions, ideas about dependency and poverty, and institutions have shaped social policy and the efforts of voluntary organizations and individuals who work with at-risk populations"--Publisher's website.
- Subject headings
- Public welfare--United States--History--Sources. Social service--United States--History--Sources. Child welfare--United States--History--Sources.
- Genre heading
- History. Sources.
- ISBN
- 9780134303734 (text with access code) 0134303733 (text with access code) 9780134449913 (paperback alkaline paper) 0134449916 (paperback alkaline paper)