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

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
• Disciplina: 361
• Soggetto topico: Social service; Social policy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ColbyIra C (Ira Christopher) DulmusCatherine N SowersKaren M (Karen Marlaine)
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Social work and social policy
• ISBN: 1-283-94137-6; 1-118-41945-6; 1-118-42097-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463217503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II