Altruistic Imagination A History of Social Work and Social Policy in the United States

Name: Altruistic Imagination A History of Social Work and Social Policy in the United States
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ISBN: 9780801417641

ISBN-10: 0801417643

ISBN-13: 9780801417641

Edition: 2014

Authors: John Ehrenreich

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Social 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…

Book details

List price: $41.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 6/28/1985
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English