Understanding Social Welfare : A Search for Social Justice
ISBN: 9780205672738 | 0205672736
Edition: 8thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Pearson
Pub. Date: 12/12/2008
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With its focus on political economy and the search for social justice, this engaging and accessible text helps readers better understand our social welfare system.The new edition reflects the most recent changes in the social welfare system, our national society, and our world, including the impact of the Bush administration's policies on social welfare, the proposals of the Democratic and Republican candidates, and the latest trends, data, and discussions.
| Socioeconomic Structure, Human Needs, and Mutual Responsibility | |
| Overview | |
| The Impact of Social and Economic Structures | |
| Defining Social Welfare and Social Work | |
| The American Myth of the Hero | |
| Balancing Individual and Societal Responsibilities | |
| Human Rights, Social Justice, Social Work, and Social Welfare | ... MORE|
| Beliefs about Social Justice | |
| The Social Minimum: The Standard for Social Justice | |
| The NASW Standard: Equal Access and Rights | |
| Toward the Social Minimum | |
| Views of Social Welfare | |
| The Authorsrsquo; Perspective | |
| Summary | |
| Questions for Consideration | |
| Notes | |
| Social Values and Social Welfare | |
| Overview | |
| Modern Views of Humanity | |
| Self-Actualization versus Irritation Response | |
| Theories | |
| Economics and Human Motivation | |
| An Overview of History | |
| Altruism and Mutual Aid | |
| Ancient Cultures | |
| Egypt | |
| Hebrew and Judaic Societies | |
| Greece and Rome | |
| Early Christianity | |
| Holy Poverty and Expectations of the Wealthy | |
| Eastern Cultures | |
| China | |
| India | |
| Islam | |
| Summary: Evolving Values and Social Welfare | |
| Questions for Consideration | |
| Notes | |
| Social Values and Social Welfare: England from the Middle Ages Onward | |
| Overview | |
| The Early Middle Ages | |
| The Middle Middle Ages | |
| The Late Middle Ages to Elizabethan Poor Laws | |
| Work and Religion | |
| The Poor | |
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