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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Macro Systems: Their Importance and Usefulness to the Social Worker | |
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Theory: Ecological-Systems Model | |
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An Institutional View of Social Welfare | |
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Appropriate Value Orientation | |
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Case Example: Friendship House-Homelessness | |
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Time to Think! | |
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Reflection on Diversity: A Variety of Forms of Diversity | |
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Applying a Social Work Framework: Ecological Systems | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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References | |
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Infancy | |
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Theory: Social Disorganization | |
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Developmental Issues | |
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The Changing Family | |
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The Changing Economy | |
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The Political Process | |
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Case Example: Community Intervention for Mothers and Infants | |
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Time to Think! | |
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Reflection on Diversity: Using an Assortment of Lenses | |
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Applying a Social Work Framework: Social Disorganization Theory | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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References | |
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Preschool Children | |
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Theory: Symbolic Interactionism | |
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Developmental Issues | |
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Detached Fatherhood | |
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Parental Coalition | |
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When Children Parent | |
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Child Care Options | |
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Preschoolers and Television | |
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Racism and Child Development | |
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Helping Families Raise Healthy Children | |
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Case Example: Family Life Education-The Rivera Family | |
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Time to Think! | |
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Reflection on Diversity: The Importance of Play | |
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Applying a Social Work Framework: Symbolic Interaction | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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References | |
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Children of School Age | |
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Theory: Normalization | |
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The Applicability of Normalization for Different System Levels | |
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Physical Integration | |
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Social Integration | |
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Enhancing Social Images and Personal Competencies | |
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Promoting Inclusion | |
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Developmental Issues | |
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Schools at Risk | |
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Students at Risk | |
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Traditional Responses to Students at Risk | |
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act | |
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The No Child Left Behind Act | |
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Strategies for Students at Risk and Students with Disabilities | |
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Community, School, Agency, and Parent Partnerships | |
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The Early School Scene-Social Policy and Social Change | |
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National and State Departments of Education | |
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Case Example: Collaborative Planning and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | |
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Time to Think! | |
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Reflection on Diversity: The Adaptive Process | |
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Applying a Social Work Framework: Normalization | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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References | |
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Adolescence | |
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Theory: Labeling | |
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Developmental Issues | |
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Adolescent Girls | |
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Delinquent Behavior | |
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Self-Concept | |
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Drug Use | |
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Adolesent Gangs | |
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Case Example: Santa Louisa Community Center | |
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Time to Think! | |
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Reflection on Diversity: Multiracial Identification | |
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Applying a Social Work Framework: Labeling Theory | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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References | |
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Young Adulthood | |
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Theory: Value Conflict | |
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Developmental Issues | |
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Interrelationships of Developmental Issues | |
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Marriage | |
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Parenting | |
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Work | |
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Case Example: A Jamaican Student Confronts Cultural Issues | |
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Time to Think! | |
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Reflection on Diversity: Refugees | |
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Applying a Social Work Framework: Value-Conflict Theory | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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References | |
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Middle Adulthood | |
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Theory: Role | |
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Developmental Issues | |
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Gender Differences | |
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Women at Middle Age | |
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Middle-Aged Men | |
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Case Example: Economics, Employment and Women | |
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Time to Think! | |
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Gay Men and Lesbian Women: Middle Age and Parenthood | |
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Reflection on Diversity: Religion and Spirituality | |
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Applying a Social Work Framework: Role Theory | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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References | |
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Later Adulthood | |
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Theory: Social Reconstruction | |
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Developmental Issues | |
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Senior Citizens as Volunteers | |
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Senior Citizens and Work | |
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Political Activism in Old Age | |
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President George W. Bush and Social Security Reform | |
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Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage | |
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Promoting Public Transportation | |
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Empowering People in Older Age | |
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Looking Ahead | |
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Case Example: Empowerment Through the Timberland Senior Citizens Center | |
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Time to Think! | |
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Reflection on Diversity: Younger Mature Adults and Older Mature Adults | |
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Applying a Social Work Framework: Social Reconstruction Theory | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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References | |
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Achieving Social Justice and Empowerment | |
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Social Justice | |
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The Time Crunch | |
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The Direct/Indirect Distinction | |
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Ecological Theory | |
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The Strengths Perspective | |
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Values and Controlling Bias | |
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Entertaining an International Perspective | |
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Reflection on Diversity: Multicultural Organizational Development | |
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Macro-Level Assessment and the Future | |
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References | |
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Name Index | |
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Subject Index | |