From Poor Law to Welfare State, 6th Edition: A History of Social Welfare in AmericaSimon and Schuster, 2007. 11. 1. - 464페이지 Over twenty-five years and through five editions, Walter I. Trattner's From Poor Law to Welfare State has served as the standard text on the history of welfare policy in the United States. The only comprehensive account of American social welfare history from the colonial era to the present, the new sixth edition has been updated to include the latest developments in our society as well as trends in social welfare. Trattner provides in-depth examination of developments in child welfare, public health, and the evolution of social work as a profession, showing how all these changes affected the treatment of the poor and needy in America. He explores the impact of public policies on social workers and other helping professions -- all against the backdrop of social and intellectual trends in American history. From Poor Law to Welfare State directly addresses racism and sexism and pays special attention to the worsening problems of child abuse, neglect, and homelessness. Topics new to this sixth edition include:
Written for students in social work and other human service professions, From Poor Law to Welfare State: A History of Social Welfare in America is also an essential resource for historians, political scientists, sociologists, and policymakers. |
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... am also heavily indebted to Charles Harbaugh, my research assistant, who did an excellent job reading and analyzing articles in various social work journals. For the funds to engage XXXV111 PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
... am also heavily indebted to Charles Harbaugh, my research assistant, who did an excellent job reading and analyzing articles in various social work journals. For the funds to engage XXXV111 PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
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... funds to engage Mr. Harbaugh, and for me to spend the summer of 1971 working on the manuscript rather than in the classroom, thanks is due to the Graduate School of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. My gratitude is also extended to ...
... funds to engage Mr. Harbaugh, and for me to spend the summer of 1971 working on the manuscript rather than in the classroom, thanks is due to the Graduate School of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. My gratitude is also extended to ...
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... funds are to be collected and distributed, including the appointment of gabbaim, or tax collectors, to administer the system. How much should be given a poor man? The Talmud provides the answer: "Sufficient for his needs in that which ...
... funds are to be collected and distributed, including the appointment of gabbaim, or tax collectors, to administer the system. How much should be given a poor man? The Talmud provides the answer: "Sufficient for his needs in that which ...
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... funds they collected to provide work for "such as be lusty or having their limbs strong enough to labor." A perceptive and novel feature of the measure, then, was its recognition of the fact that the able-bodied were not always able to ...
... funds they collected to provide work for "such as be lusty or having their limbs strong enough to labor." A perceptive and novel feature of the measure, then, was its recognition of the fact that the able-bodied were not always able to ...
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... Funds necessary for carrying the act into effect were to be raised by taxing every householder in the parish, with the threat of imprisonment for those who failed to pay such taxes.7 So while the basic principles of public assistance ...
... Funds necessary for carrying the act into effect were to be raised by taxing every householder in the parish, with the threat of imprisonment for those who failed to pay such taxes.7 So while the basic principles of public assistance ...
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278 페이지 - To these unfortunate citizens aid must be extended by government — not as a matter of charity but as a matter of social duty.
32 페이지 - Let the hospitality of the house with respect to the poor be kept up. Let no one go hungry away. If any of this kind of people should be in want of corn, supply their necessities, provided it does not encourage them in idleness...
247 페이지 - ... as the American Association of Social Workers, the American Association of Medical Social Workers, and the American Association of Psychiatric Social Workers...
82 페이지 - A system for the support of indigent persons in the United States was never contemplated by the authors of the Constitution, nor can any good reason be advanced why, as a permanent establishment, it should be founded for one class or color of our people more than another.
394 페이지 - Contract With America," the GOP secured control of both houses of Congress for the first time in forty years. Claiming a broad mandate to "totally remake...