Social welfare : a history of the American response to need /

Social welfare : a history of the American response to need /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stern, Mark J. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Axinn, June (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: William E. Lingelbach Fund
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: NY, NY : Pearson, [2018]
New York : [2018]
Edition:Ninth edition
Series:Merrill social work and human services series
Subjects:
Child welfare > United States > History > Sources
Public welfare > United States > History > Sources
Social service > United States > History > Sources
Child welfare
History
Public welfare
Social service
United States
Sources
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: how to think about social welfare's past (and present)
  • The colonial period : 1647-1776
  • The pre-Civil War period : 1777-1860
  • The Civil War and after : 1860-1900
  • Progress and reform : 1900-1930
  • The Depression and the New Deal : 1930-1940
  • War and prosperity : 1940-1968
  • Conservative resurgence and social change : 1968-1992
  • Social welfare and the information society : 1992-2016
  • Notes
  • Credits
  • Index

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