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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795959203321

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

1-118-41945-6

1-283-94137-6

1-118-42097-7

Descrizione fisica

xi, 204 p

Altri autori (Persone)

ColbyIra C (Ira Christopher)

DulmusCatherine N

SowersKaren M (Karen Marlaine)

Disciplina

361

Soggetti

Social service

Social policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

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.