03577nam 2200709 450 991081055890332120200520144314.00-8014-7122-21-322-52238-30-8014-7123-010.7591/9780801471230(CKB)2550000001192912(OCoLC)869282481(CaPaEBR)ebrary10831260(SSID)ssj0001152454(PQKBManifestationID)11758035(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001152454(PQKBWorkID)11147754(PQKB)10361283(SSID)ssj0001114051(PQKBManifestationID)12452345(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001114051(PQKBWorkID)11049523(PQKB)10489857(OCoLC)966824716(MdBmJHUP)muse51929(DE-B1597)478297(OCoLC)979753474(DE-B1597)9780801471230(Au-PeEL)EBL3138562(CaPaEBR)ebr10831260(CaONFJC)MIL683520(OCoLC)922998479(MiAaPQ)EBC3138562(EXLCZ)99255000000119291220140210h19851985 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrThe altruistic imagination a history of social work and social policy in the United States /John H. EhrenreichNew York, New York :Cornell University Press,1985.©19851 online resource (272 p.) Includes index.0-8014-7960-6 0-8014-1764-3 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Origins of American Social Policy -- 2. Casework and the Emergence of Social Work as a Profession -- 3. The Construction of the Welfare State -- 4. The Crisis in Social Work, 1929-1945 -- 5. Social Policy in the Affluent Society, 1945-1960 -- 6. Kennedy, Johnson, and the Great Society -- 7. A House Divided: The Second Crisis in Social Work, 1960-1980 -- 8. The Next Phase -- Notes -- IndexSocial work and social policy in the United States have always had a complex and troubled relationship. In The Altruistic Imagination, John H. Ehrenreich offers a critical interpretation of their intertwined histories, seeking to understand the problems that face these two vital institutions in American society.Ehrenreich demonstrates that the emphasis of social work has always vacillated between individual treatment and social reform. Tracing this ever-changing focus from the Progressive Era, through the development of the welfare state, the New Deal, and the affluent 1950s and 1960s, into the administration of Ronald Reagan, he places the evolution of social work in the context of political, cultural, and ideological trends, noting the paradoxes inherent in the attempt to provide essential services and reflect at the same time the intentions of the state. He concludes by examining the turning point faced by the social work profession in the 1980s, indicated by a return to casework and a withdrawal from social policy concerns.Social serviceUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesSocial policySocial serviceHistory.361.3/0973Ehrenreich John1943-733982MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810558903321The altruistic imagination3996000UNINA