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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463217503321

Titolo

Social work and social policy [[electronic resource] ] : advancing the principles of economic and social justice / / edited by Ira C. Colby, Catherine N. Dulmus, Karen M. Sowers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013

ISBN

1-283-94137-6

1-118-41945-6

1-118-42097-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ColbyIra C (Ira Christopher)

DulmusCatherine N

SowersKaren M (Karen Marlaine)

Disciplina

361

Soggetti

Social service

Social policy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Social welfare policy as a form of social justice / Ira Colby -- Reconceptualizing the evolution of the American welfare state / Bruce Jansson -- Human security and the welfare of societies / Jody Williams -- Social policy from a global perspective / Robin Sakina Mama -- Social justice for marginalized and disadvantaged groups : issues and challenges for social policies in Asia / Joseph Kin Fun Kwok -- Welfare reform : the need for social empathy / Elizabeth A. Segal -- Not by the numbers alone : the effects of economic and demographic changes on social policy / Michael Reisch -- The U.S. Patriot Act : implications for the social work profession / Stan Stojkovic -- Social justice in a world of anywhere access? / Paul R. Raffoul.

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive overview of domestic and global social welfare policy  Written by a team of renowned social policy experts sharing their unique perspectives on global and U.S. social welfare policy issues, Social Work and Social Policy helps social workers consider key issues that face policymakers, elected officials, and agency administrators in



order to develop policies that are both fair and just. Designed as a foundational social welfare policy text, this important book meets the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standard