An edition of The reluctant welfare state (1988)

The reluctant welfare state

engaging history to advance social work practice in contemporary society

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December 8, 2022 | History
An edition of The reluctant welfare state (1988)

The reluctant welfare state

engaging history to advance social work practice in contemporary society

Eighth edition.
  • 19 Want to read
  • 1 Have read

How can an understanding of historical events breathe new life into the study of current social welfare policies and the profession of social work? Why is the American welfare state more "reluctant" that most European ones? How have various outgroups used creative survival strategies in the face of adversity? How has social welfare policy been affected by the conflict among Newt Gingrich, "New Democrats," and Democratic Congressional liberals?

You'll find discussion of these issues and more in this comprehensive, scholarly introduction to social welfare policy in the United States. This book will challenge you to think critically about issues, developments, and policies both in past eras and in contemporary society. Throughout the book, Jansson invites you to become a policy practitioner and advocate and to develop your own "policy identity."

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Cengage Learning
Language
English
Pages
603

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Cover of: The reluctant welfare state
The reluctant welfare state: engaging history to advance social work practice in contemporary society
2015, Cengage Learning
in English - Eighth edition.
Cover of: The Reluctant Welfare State
The Reluctant Welfare State: Making It More Humane, Past, Present, and Future
2008, Gardners Books
in English
Cover of: The reluctant welfare state
Cover of: The reluctant welfare state
The reluctant welfare state: American social welfare policies--past, present, and future
1997, Brooks/Cole Publishing
in English - 3rd ed.
Cover of: The reluctant welfare state
The reluctant welfare state: a history of American social welfare policies
1993, Brooks/Cole
in English - 2nd ed.

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Table of Contents

Social reform in a society with conflicting tendencies
A framework for understanding the evolution of the reluctant welfare state
Fashioning a new society in the wilderness
Social welfare policy in the early republic, 1789-1860
Lost opportunities : the frontier, the civil war, and industrialization
Social reform in the Progressive Era
The early stages of the New Deal
Institutionalizing the New Deal
The era of federal social services : the new frontier and the Great Society
The paradoxical era, 1968-1980
The conservative counterrevolution in the era of Reagan and Bush
Reluctance illustrated : policy uncertainty during the Clinton administration
Why has the American welfare state been reluctant?
Policy perspectives : past, present, and future.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Published in
Australia, Stamford, CT
Series
Empowerment series

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.0973
Library of Congress
HN57 .J25 2015, HN57.J25 2015

The Physical Object

Pagination
xx, 603 pages
Number of pages
603

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL31014433M
Internet Archive
reluctantwelfare0000jans_i0e5
ISBN 10
1285746945
ISBN 13
9781285746944
LCCN
2013948490
OCLC/WorldCat
888423646

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