The altruistic imagination : a history of social work and social policy in the United States / John H. Ehrenreich.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1985.Description: 271 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0801417643 (alk. paper)
  • 9780801417641 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV 91 .E38 1985
Contents:
The origins of American social policy -- Casework and the emergence of social work as a profession -- The construction of the welfare state -- The crisis in social work, 1929-1945 -- Social policy in the affluent society, 1945-1960 -- Kennedy, Johnson, and the great society -- A house divided: the second crisis in social work, 1960-1980 -- The next phase.
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection HV 91 .E38 1985 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98634517

Bibliography: p. 234-264.

Includes index.

The origins of American social policy -- Casework and the emergence of social work as a profession -- The construction of the welfare state -- The crisis in social work, 1929-1945 -- Social policy in the affluent society, 1945-1960 -- Kennedy, Johnson, and the great society -- A house divided: the second crisis in social work, 1960-1980 -- The next phase.

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